Locals take future of Burren into own hands

AFTER two decades of reports from Government and various agencies on what direction the Burren area should take, locals are taking the future of the landmark into their own hands.

Their efforts arise from a grassroots initiative to establish a Burren Community Charter. The move is backed by the Heritage Council, the Burrenbeo Trust Clare and Galway county councils and the Burren IFA.

According to the director of the Burren Farming for Conservation Programme, Dr Brendan Dunford, the proposed community charter “could make a big difference to the future of the Burren”.