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Taylor Swift Effect Boosts Dublin Festival | Columbus News
Taylor Swift may not be performing, but her influence is electrifying this year’s Dublin Irish Festival — hailed as “Memorable. Authentic. Electrifying.” With production costs soaring due to pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, the festival’s economic impact has surged past $12 million, fueling 145 full-year jobs and $2 million in regional tax revenue. Attendees are now traveling farther for bigger experiences — a trend dubbed the “Taylor Swift effect” — with half coming from outside Columbus and nearly a third from out of state, turning Dublin into a cultural magnet that’s boosting Ohio’s…
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