Expert doubts Burren will feature on Unesco site list

A Burren expert has said he does not see the landscape being put forward by the Government to be included on Unesco’s World Heritage Site List “any time soon”.

Brendan Dunford was responding to comments Jimmy Deenihan, the heritage minister, that he believes Unesco would love to have the Burren on its list.

Speaking on a visit to Carron in the Burren last week, Mr Deenihan said: “The inclusion of the Burren would add immeasurably to the credibility of designation. It is a unique landscape.”