It's well known that Dun Laoghaire Sailing School is one of the country's busiest teaching establishment but news that August tuition reached 300 children per week must be one of the marine industries best recession busting stories of the summer. "We slashed prices and included arts and crafts in the syllabus, it worked a treat" said school principal Alistair Rumball. Afloat.ie is looking for other such good news stories. If you have one, let us know here.
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