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Beautiful Abbeyshrule...Longford tourism should be higher up the economic strategy agenda
Longford is set to become one of the leading counties in tourism, according to Cllr Pat O'Toole, with an influx of up to 10,000 people a week to potentially hit the county thanks to Center Parcs Longford Forest.
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Cllr Micheál Carrigy was also quick to point out the benefits of a focus on tourism during last week's Longford County Council meeting to discuss the Regional Spatial & Economical Strategy (RSES).
“There are huge opportunities and welcome opportunities within the environment section with regard to tourism. I feel it should be higher up in the economic strategy.”
ALSO READ: Center Parcs resort could never have gone ahead in Longford if current draft of RSES was in place
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