Cois Fharraige 2009 Update

NEWER NEWS HERE : http://indielimerick.blogspot.com/2009/08/cois-fharriage-2009-to-go-ahead.html

The Festival is due to take this September 11–13 in Kilkee. Sony are not going to sponsor the festival but MCD have applied for the licence and now are looking for someone to step in for the funding. The news at the moment is that local businesses are to dig deep and fork out some funding. It would be a great event to sponsor considering the level of fans that flocked to it last year. Hopefully someone will step in and save the day. Keep an eye here for all the up to date news.

Taken from the Limerick Leader : LIMERICK music fans who have flocked to Kilkee in recent years for the Cois Fharraige festival might still be in luck this year, despite fears the MCD run festival would not go ahead. Cois Fharraige drew 10-15,000 revellers to the small town last year, a significant portion of which were from Limerick. However, the sponsors of the previous festivals have not renewed their interest this year, leaving the three day festival in limbo. A meeting was held in the seaside resort on Monday evening between local business people and an MCD official with the intention of ensuring the festival goes ahead again this year. “An MCD official met with Kilkee business people this Monday - for a last chance meeting,” said a source who attended the meeting. “The festival will be relying heavily on local business people and Clare Co. Council to come up with some form of sponsorship. We have grouped together and there is a lot of local support for this to still go ahead - there is huge potential with this festival to draw large crowds to Kilkee.” An official announcement is expected in the next couple of days. 2008 Reviews of the festival on the left sidebar, keep checking back for more info.