Companies sought to show their Love for City's Irish Festival

Companies sought to show their Love for City's Irish Festival

Companies and individual sponsors are being sought to show their Love for Manchester’s annual two week Irish Festival and maintain its position as one of the biggest celebrations of Irish Culture in Europe.

Last year over 200,000 visitors were attracted to the 17 day extravaganza which featured over 200 events at fifty five different venues throughout Greater Manchester. This year the festival will run from Friday 2 March until Sunday 18 March. The community based festival which is run by a team of hard working volunteers relies heavily on the of local venues and companies to help support its annual Irish celebration.

Cllr Pat Karney the Life President of the festival said "We recognise times are tough but this is a terrific business opportunity to reach tens of thousands of people The festival is now one of the great and unmissable Manchester events."

Kevin Fitzpatrick one of the co-chairs of the festival added “We are now in our seventeenth year as a two week festival and are very proud of our title as one of Europe’s biggest Irish Festivals. But we do not as yet receive any big lottery funds or major government grants. We rely upon the goodwill and support of local companies and Manchester City Council who help support this non profit making celebration.”

“The money that we receive from sponsors helps us fund the annual St Patrick’s Day Parade which last year attracted over 100,000 to the city centre. It also helps us promote the festival and fund the free fifty six page colour brochure. We are not just looking for support from the Irish community; the festival is an ideal advertising vehicle from a whole range of organisations.”

Companies or individuals who would like further information about sponsorship or advertising opportunities in the festival can contact Kevin on 0770 237 1966 or email
brochure@manchesteririshfestival.co.uk or visit the website on www.manchesteririshfestival.co.uk

Venues who would like to include their event as part of the festival should email the details of the event to info@manchesteririshfestival.co.uk by Monday 23 January