No doubt you know by now, 2013 is the year of the gathering. The aim of the initiative is to boost tourism here in Ireland and figures for the year to date show that it has been a success. The government are now looking to build upon this success and Minister Leo Varadkar will be announcing a new policy with the hopes of ensuring this happens.

Minister for transport, tourism and sport Leo Varadkar joined Pat on the show.

Listen back to the full interview here: