 The race used to finish on O'Connell Street in Dublin after doing many laps of a circuit in the city centre.After a break of fifteen years, it was announced that the event was returning to Ireland in early 2007 and sponsored by Fáilte Ireland and called the "Tour of Ireland".This event was organised by the Events Group and Shadetree Sports and the route of the race took in many of the same areas that the Nissan Classic covered.