COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF LUCAN / PALMERSTOWN / NORTH CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
QUESTION NO. 21
QUESTION: Councillor Shane Moynihan
To ask the Chief Executive to list the tourism events being supported by the Council in the Lucan Palmerstown North Clondalkin Area, to date this year and for the remainder of 2022.
REPLY:
The Council operates the Tourism Event and Festival Grant scheme which is targeted at organisations and organisers who plan to hold a public festival or event within South Dublin County Council’s administrative area. The aim of the scheme is to fund innovative events or festivals to add value to the County’s tourism product Dublin’s Outdoors and grow the visitor economy across key priority areas including culture, food, sports and activity. The maximum grant available is €7,500 and directly linked to the number of spectators from outside the county or overseas.
So far this year the council has received a number of applications from event organisers seeking support under the scheme. One such event was the Esker Female Box Cup which took place in Lucan on 14, 15 and 16th of October 2022.
It is reported that the Esker All Female Box Cup is the largest female only boxing tournament in the world. Since the tournament started in 2013 it has attracted Olympic, World, and European medallists from over 30 countries worldwide from 4 continents.
Whilst the Council is currently awaiting confirmation of actual attendee numbers, the organisers estimate that during the event a large number of athletes, coaches and supporters stay in and around Lucan and the South Dublin area benefitting local hotels, bars, restaurants, and local shopping centres providing a local economic dividend during the shoulder season.