International Ties
Westport is twinned with two towns:
- Plougastel-Daoulas in the département of Finistère in western Brittany. Schoolchildren from the two towns regularly exchange visits.
- Limavady, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Links between the two towns have their roots in the 1980s and the official ratification and twinning ceremony took place in 2002.
Westport also has a partnership with the town of Aror in Kenya, and the people of Westport have contributed to improving the infrastructure of Aror.
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