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Wed 03 Mar 2009Irish College echoes with festivities
PARIS:THE IRISH Embassy in Paris refocused its St Patrick’s Day celebrations because of the economic crisis. A two-day visit by Trevor Sargent, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, responsible for food and horticulture, concentrated on shoring up Ireland’s €530 million annual food and drink sales to France.
More than 400 guests were invited to last night’s reception. Priority was given to French business people who are contacts of the IDA and Enterprise Ireland and who might be investing in Ireland, and to Irish companies looking for markets in France, along with their customers.
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