YOUR report on the warning about the danger to Ailwee Caves and the Pol an Ionáin stalactite (Tourist sites under threat from extraction of resources, August 5) on fracking is timely, not only because of the recently granted exploration licences to three companies over 1,481 sq kms and the call for a public debate, but also because of the recently released Commission for Energy Regulator’s Consultation Paper On The High Level Design Of The Petroleum Safety Framework.

THE extraction of underground natural resources could put major visitor attractions such as Doolin and Ailwee Caves in Clare at risk of collapse, an environmentalist has claimed.

FAMOUS for the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare has many other natural attractions, which will soon be documented in a bid to aid their preservation.