Government approves €2.6m to keep Bunratty Castle open

Shannon Group had sought €6.4m to keep sites open until next June

The Shannon Group said attractions like Bunratty would close at the end of the month without the funding.

The government has approved €2.6m in funding to keep Bunratty Castle open until the end of the year.

Following its submission to the Government for support for its heritage business, the Shannon Group welcomed the announcement by Hildegarde Naughton, Minister of State for International Road Transport and Logistics of the funding to keep their tourism sites open to the end of December.