Derry-Londonderry's UK City of Culture year approaches

18 December 2012 Last updated at 14:41 ET Help

As the UK City of Culture, Londonderry will open its doors to visitors from across the world.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected for the All-Ireland fleadh - a traditional Irish music festival.

The programme for Derry in 2013 includes the Turner Prize, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal National Ballet and Lumiere, a festival of light.

One challenge facing the city is providing enough beds for all those visitors.

BBC Newsline's Keiron Tourish reports.

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