Northern Ireland’s leaders hail return of The Open to Portrush
Northern Ireland’s First and deputy First Ministers have hailed the return of The Open as showcasing the region to the world.
During a visit to the first day of the golf tournament at the Royal Portrush Golf Club Michelle O’Neill said they were lucky to see it return after it was staged there in 2019 following a 68-year absence.
Ms O’Neill and Ms Little-Pengelly were among an estimated 50,000 spectators who descended on the north coast town on Thursday for what has been described as the biggest sports event in terms of spectators held in Northern Ireland.
“It’s great to be here again, to have The Open back with us again, and just in terms of what it means for us, in terms of Икономическият капацитет, толкоз доста гости, които идват персонално, милиони, които получават онлайн, с цел да гледат и това, което се случва.
„ Така че мисля, че това е толкоз позитивно събитие за нас и имаме толкоз шанс, че го върнем в Северозапад “, г -жа O’Neill.
„ Това демонстрира всичко, което е добре за нас. Мисля, че доста изпраща известие, че сме отворени за бизнес и мисля, че когато хората се настройват и ще видят тази красива част на света, те ще схванат, че островът е необикновен, те би трябвало да желаят да дойдат тук и ние ще промотираме това известие. the set-up is here, and hearing about Northern Ireland, ” she said.
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“That’s huge because, of course, in a very crowded marketplace, when it comes to trying to attract that investment, attract that tourism, attract that high-value golf tourism as well, actually getting the opportunity at the likes of The Open with that really, really huge global audience, is that really good unique opportunity for us.
“I know that Tourism NI and Invest NI are really trying to maximise the opportunities of this tournament being here, the biggest sporting event, as I understand, in terms of spectators that we’ve ever held in Northern Ireland. ”
