In her address, the Lord Mayor welcomed the visitors to city and spoke of the importance of foreign travel and of language learning. She also thanked the group for agreeing to participate in the St Patrick ’s Day Parade and join the local community to celebrate this very special day in Armagh.
The Lord Mayor of Armagh City and District, Councillor Sharon Haughey-Grimley, hosted a reception for a group of students from Lycée Saint Paul, Orléans who were spending a week with pupils from Saint Catherine’s College. This year is the 20th anniversary of the Exchange Programme.
In her address, the Lord Mayor welcomed the visitors to city and spoke of the importance of foreign travel and of language learning. She also thanked the group for agreeing to participate in the St Patrick ’s Day Parade and join the local community to celebrate this very special day in Armagh. Lord Mayor of Armagh City and District Cllr Sharon Haughey-Grimley has expressed her excitement that the Giro d'Italia will come to Armagh in 2014, describing it as 'a major opportunity for our beautiful city.' Speaking after attending the official NITB launch in Titantic, Belfast Lord Mayor Haughey-Grimley said, "This is really exciting news for Ireland and especially for Armagh. The Giro d'Italia is second to the Tour de France and will bring world class athletes to our city in 2014. It is also expected to bring hundreds of thousands of spectators to Ireland, many of whom I hope will come to the Armagh stage of the cycle. "This has major potential for Armagh City in terms of tourism, world-wide promotion and is a major boost to the local hospitality trade who will benefit significantly from this event. At a time when many local businesses are struggling this news will come with great sense of hope and optimism. "It will be the perfect opportunity to promote Armagh to a worldwide audience and we will need to be working from now to ensure Armagh capitalises on government grants and assistance to ensure the City and District is looking as good as it can be. "Armagh is a very fitting setting for this Tour de Italy, as the Essclesistical Capital of Ireland the backdrop of the two cathedrals, our beautiful georgian city and the majesty of our beautiful countryside will inspire many and should boost tourism greatly. "This is great news for Armagh and as First Citizen I am very proud that Armagh has been included in the route and I look forward to this wonderful event." Lord Mayor of Armagh City and District, Cllr Sharon Haughey-Grimley welcomes the Fodens Band to Armagh for their 13th year. The Lord Mayor commended the band for their Gala Concerts and wide range of workshops which provide encouragement to players. The Lord Mayor also commended Armagh Old Boys for the key they have played in establishing brass summer schooling in Armagh.
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