International Relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of IrelandThe town was twinned with the town of Pont-Péan, Brittany in 1999. The twinning charter is written in Irish, English and French, and it commits the two towns to "developing social, economic, cultural, touristic, and sporting links" between the two communities. Muine Bheag hosts a floral festival every August.
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