Exploring cultural heritage, regenerative tourism and the potential for European collaboration on the Columban Way from Ireland to Italy!

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

09:15 – 09:45 | Registration & Coffee

09:45 – 10:00 I Welcome by Patsy McLean - Chair FOC(ROI)

10:00 – 10:15 | Saint Columbanus and Pilgrimage (Pat Colgan & Ann Gray)

10:15 – 10:35 | Keynote Address (Deborah Girvan – FOCB & Via Columbani)

10:35 – 11:05 | SESSION 1 (Dr. Kevin Griffin – TU Dublin) - Cultural Heritage & Trails

11:05 – 11:20 I Q & A – for Session 1

11:20 – 11:45 I Short Networking Break

11:45 – 12:15 | SESSION 2

(Mark Mohan Failte Ireland – Irelands Ancient East) Regenerative Tourism

12:15 - 12:30 I Q & A – for Session 2

12:30 – 13:15 | Lunchtime, networking and Columbanus exhibition

13:15 – 13:45 | SESSION 3 (Dr. John Knightly – World/Heritage/EICR, National Monuments Service), Cultural Routes: collaboration and opportunities.

13:45 – 13:55 I Phillip McDonagh Poet – Short Poem

CASE STUDIES FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

14:00 – 15:00 | Columban Way Case Studies - Connecting Communities:

15:00 - 15:20 Q & A from the Panel

15:20 - 15:30 Closing Remarks from Patsy McLean (Chair FOC (ROI)

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