This article is from page 8 of the 2014-10-07 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 8 JPG
A NEW cross-boarder approach to managing the future of the Burren could be in the off ng – with a pro posal being f oated to establish a united front between the Burren low lands and the Burren uplands. The Burren lowlands, which are centred around Gort and predominately in County Galway has been one of the hardest hit areas in Ireland following the recession. Indeed, a survey of rural economies compiled by Teagasc earlier this this year found that Gort had lost more then 400 jobs and in excess of 12 per cent of it’s population in the f ve years af