Cafe gets go-ahead on Great Blasket

A DECISION by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for a cafe on the Great Blasket Island opens the way for the purchase of the island by the Government.

Cafe gets go-ahead on Great Blasket
Fri, 17 Oct, 2008 - 01:00

The State has been trying to acquire the abandoned Great Blasket for almost 30 years.

It has already made €8.5 million available to buy and develop the spectacular island as a heritage park. There may also be an application for UNESCO World Heritage Site status.

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