Government urged to make the Curragh a national park

Fianna Fáil senator Fiona O’Loughlin told the Seanad it was agreed in the programme for government that a conservation plan for the Curragh would be implemented

The Curragh is Ireland's largest, finest, and possibly only, example of a surviving ancient unenclosed low grassland and is surrounded by good, fertile lands.

The Government is being urged to consider designating the Curragh as a national park to protect its unique ecological, historical and cultural significance.

Covering almost 5,000 acres of unfenced flat land between Newbridge and Kildare, the Curragh has remained uncultivated for over 2,000 years.