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We w ant t o t hank Ann & Andy Scot t and Clan Scot t for filling in for m e and our scheduled Irish Out reach Boot h. I m issed t he event ow ing t o a serious foot injury t hat m ade it im possible for m e t o t ravel or w ork a fest ival.

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An unforget t able experience aw ait s you w it h t he new spect acular ?Ireland? docum ent ary film on IMAX; you are right t here up close and t his is a m ust see! IMAX IRELAND is being present ed by Tourism Ireland

At a lat e May high spirit ed launch in Playa Vist a, California at iMax headquart ers, a scenic 3-D, 40-m inut e breat ht aking film vision of Ireland capt ures t he m usic, t he w onders and cult ure of Ireland from t he sea t o it s landscapes in an explosion of spect acular beaut y

This big screen launch w as kicked off by Naille Gibbons, CEO of Ireland's Tourism for t he past 22 years, em phasizing a new cam paign ?Fill Your heart w it h Ireland ? Speaking t o a capt ive audience and a focus on a yout hful generat ion t here in iMax's filled audit orium , Gibbons not ed,?People are keen t o get back t o t raveling Today people are looking for an aut hent ic experience Ireland is ready and w ait ing for t ravelers ? I agree t hat by just w at ching t his film , it m ade m e and cert ainly t he ot her guest s desire t o visit Ireland im m ediat ely He also relat ed, ?Tourism is up in Ireland and t he US is one of t he t op m arket s ?

Perfect ly narrat ed by Irishm an and acclaim ed act or Liam Neeson; his love for his count ry is highlight ed w it h his fam iliar voice Developed and film ed by MacGillivray Freem an Film s, based in Laguna Beach, t his project w as savored under t he auspices of Shaun MacGillivray, t he film 's direct or and in part nership w it h Tourism Ireland A m agical scenic journey, t he film t raverses from Dublin t o Belfast and so m uch m ore in bet w een w it h eight years in t he m aking Much of t he spect acular phot ography foot age w as capt ured in helicopt er aerials

By Barbara Singer

ABOVEL to R: IRELAND IMAX film launch Los Angeles at t endees included Shaun MacGillivray, Film m aker of MacGillivray & Freem an, Naill Gibbons (cent er) CEO Tourism Ireland and Alison Met calfe, EVP Tourism Ireland

You can't help but revel in close view s of t he rugged Skillig Islands plus t he t hose cut e Puffin seabirds t hat you can just about t ouch The volcanic Giant 's Causew ay; yes, I have been t here, yet never so close as in t he film 's nearness Even t he giant Cliffs of Moher put you right t here; t he opening underw at er sequences w on m e over as t he sea species seem ed so t ouchable There is also t he coast of Count y Kerry know n for it s St ar Wars connect ion

An int egral part of t he film w ere t he personal react ions of four young t eenagers along for t he journey accom panied by concert violinist Pat ricia Treacy, int erpret ing t he st ory w rit t en by Irish w rit er and t raveler Manchán Magan w ho incorporat ed st ories, t radit ions and hist ory w hile crisscrossing t he count ry

Alison Met calfe, Execut ive Vice President Tourism Ireland w as present at t his launch w it h Cat herine Mart in, Ireland's Minist er for Tourism , Art s & Sport ; Met calfe, at t he helm of t he Green But t on Cam paign, rem inds us t hat ?Ireland is open for business and a w arm w elcom e aw ait s U S Visit ors ?

Barbara Wood, Manager Western USA Tourism Ireland, San Francisco greets Barbara Singer, travel and film writer for the Irish Arts & Entertainment at the new IMAX "Ireland" film

More about IMAX IRELAND

Som e dem ographers t heorize t hat 70 t o 80 m illion people w orldw ide are of Irish herit age; at least half live in Nort h Am erica Ireland?s populat ion is est im at ed at just under 5 m illion; t he only count ry in Europe w it h less people t han in t he 19t h cent ury

At any rat e, IMAX IRELAND, t his Tourism Ireland sponsored gem (An Em erald? ) of a film is going t o am aze you even if you are not fort unat e enough t o be am ongst t he aforem ent ioned 80 Million!

According t o Forbes, "MFF?s new est giant screen film , Ireland, w ill t ransport you w it h it s sw eeping visuals on a joyful advent ure t o t he Em erald Isle, w here green really does com e in 40 shades"

Slat ed for release in May t his year ,Ireland follow s Manchán Magan, an acclaim ed Irish t elevision personalit y and t ravel w rit er, w ho is given t he t ask of reconnect ing a group of Irish yout h t o t heir land, cult ure, and hist ory. He is joined by four young st udent s w it h a passion for m usic, and t oget her t hey t ravel across t he count ry m aking st ops at som e of t he nat ion?s m ost spect acular and hist oric sit es.

?The count ry?s gorgeous landscapes are just begging t o be on t he IMAX screen,? says unit product ion m anager, Meghan MacGillivray. ?Audiences can expect t o experience Ireland?s im m ense nat ural beaut y and rich hist ory, language, art s, and m usic w it hout ever having t o hop on a plane.?

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Global Ireland has ext ended it s West ern Region w it h new offices; it has opened an office for Tourism Ireland in San

Francisco w it h Cat herine Mart in, Tourism Minist er on hand. Barbara Wood is t he Manager of West ern USA Tourism Ireland, San Francisco. Bot h w ere at t he ?Ireland?

IMAX film event .

This film show casing Ireland has an am azing appeal and plans are in place for it t o play t heat ers,m useum s and science cent ers across t he Unit ed St at es, Canada and Ireland and soon t o ot her part s of t he w orld

Shaun MacGillivray calls t his film ,

?A Love Let t er t o Ireland ?

And it is! This IMAX m ast erpiece is a t ruly an inspirat ion t o visit Ireland

Find out m ore at : t ourism ireland com

Prem ier violinist Pat ricia Treacey (m iddle) and four of t he t een orchest ra st udent s feat ured in ?Ireland?

As a side not e; rem em ber w hen you go t o Ireland, Aer Lingus, Ireland's prem iere airline now has flight s from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seat t le on t he West Coast non-st op direct t o Ireland. w w w.aerlingus.com