Oct 21, 2011
Small Sector Crafts Growth PotentialBy Suzanne LynchIrishTimes.com

Dublin, Ireland – Irish craft and design is worth almost €500m to the economy and employs about 5,800

FROM NEXT month, passengers passing through Dublin airport’s Terminal 2 will be greeted by an exhibition of contemporary jewellery from some of Ireland’s up-and-coming designers.

The display, located in arguably one of Ireland’s best tourist shopping thoroughfares, is the latest initiative by the Craft Council of Ireland to mark Year of Craft, a year-long campaign to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the council’s founding which will showcase and promote Irish design.

Despite its somewhat twee image of tweed jackets and quaint pottery, Irish craft and design is being targeted as one of the potential growth areas in the Irish economy.

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