Hopes of counties Down and Armagh being added to a Republic of Ireland worldwide tourism branding have been dashed.
However, the Local Democracy Reporting Service has seen a letter this week from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, to be shown to NMDDC reps, which seems to close the door on the Council's hopes. At a committee meeting in April, councillors signed off on an updated strategy for 2024-2029, which positions the district with the tourism strap-line 'Ireland’s True Nature'.
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