Burren farmers paid €2.1m to help flowers prosper

A scheme that has paid Burren farmers over €2.1m in the past five years to create the conditions for rare and wild flowers to prosper is set to be extended.

Over the past five years, farmers participating in the Burren Life Programme have received €4.6m in payments for their role in the improved environmental health of the Burren.

Figures provided by Burren Life show that €2.1m of those payments were for “the management of species-rich grassland” where the Burren’s famous flowers grow.