Jim Rodgers criticises NI Tourist Board after Twelfth events are omitted from Our Time Our Place calendar

Feb 03, 2012, 10:36 AM

2012 is Northern Irelands biggest push to promote tourism in our country but now a row has broken out over the lack of promotion of our Orange marching season. Our time, Our place is the Northern Ireland tourist boards campaign aimed at providing a platform for a year long series of events to attract visitors to the province. Among many of the attractions listed are the Irish Open at Portrush, St. Patrick's Day celebrations and the West Belfast festival. But it seems that our tourism chiefs have omitted the annual Twelfth of July celebrations...