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HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | HAPPENINGS Ireland vies to host IIFA awards in 201008th May 2008 09.00 IST By Agencies After the 2007 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Yorkshire proved a money-spinner for the region, the neighbouring Ireland is now vying to host the 2010 edition of the glittering high-profile ceremony. A committee has been formed in Ireland to lobby and host the IIFA awards in 2010. Local officials hope the event will inject 20 million pounds into the local economy.
The glitz and glamour of Bollywood - including brand ambassador Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan - had descended on the Yorkshire region in June 2007 for the widely televised awards. Several events were held during the weekend in Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford and nearby areas, including a cricket match at Headingley. Much to the delight of local tourism and trade officials, the 2007 IIFA awards generated a local spend of nearly eight million pounds. A delegation from the IIFA has twice visited Ireland to meet government and tourism representatives. A senior manager of Tourism Ireland, the official tourism body, will attend the 2008 IIFA awards ceremony in Bangkok next month, along with a delegate from the Department of Foreign Affairs. A spokesman for Seamus Brennan, Irelands Minister for Arts, said there would be benefits to hosting the awards, particularly in terms of raising Ireland's profile in India and Asia. Related Amitabh Bachchan | CRICKET ZONE Live Cricket Coverage Song Lyrics ALSO READ scoop ~ When consciousness of Aishwarya and Abhishek were used by Varma ~ Duel of debutants on the fourth of July ~ Priyanka Chopra : the long lull ends with a storm ~ Shahid Kapur and Vidya Balan go on a lunch date? ~ Aamir Khan speaks about Shahrukh, the dog ~ Canada varsity honours Akshay Kumar ~ Nagarjuna to act in a historical film ~ Madhuri Dixit has no plans to act in movies ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Amitabh Bachchan goes down memory lane ~ 'Bhoothnath' now showing in Pakistan too ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Bhoothnath, Jimmy, Anamika, Mr. White Mr. Black, Tashan, U Me Aur Hum, Race, Jodhaa Akbar, Taare Zameen Par, Krazzy 4, Sarkar Raj , Jannat , Woodstock Villa , Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic MUSIC Tashan , U Me Aur Hum celebs» the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Rani Mukherjee | Aishwarya Rai | Gayatri Joshi | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Priyanka Chopra | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Kareena Kapoor | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Vivek Oberoi | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Sneha Ullal | John Abraham | Karisma Kapoor | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Abhishek Bachchan | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amitabh Bachchan | Meghna Naidu | Amrita Rao | Arjun Rampal | Mahima Chaudhary | Amrita Arora | Vidya Balan | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rakhi Sawant | Rimi Sen | Bhumika Chawla | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Sonam Kapoor | more... |
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