Jun '97 News
Ain't got the Blues no more
Last year's Clifden Country & Blues Festival was
probably the last ever. (16 June)
Election'97
Election
Results: Fahey tops poll in Galway West
Waiting for the voters at Clifden polling station, June 6th
Climbers on the peak of one of the Twelve Bens, during the Twelve Bens Mountain
Challenge, which took place on June 1 (photo: Justin King)
Major Development for Maam Cross
A massive new development, set in one of the most beautiful and
remote spots of Connemara, will create a total of 150 new jobs at peak season
and see an investment of over £3 million in its first phase.
Dáil Praise for Salmon taskforce
A recent report of the Dáil Committee on Economic
Strategy & Enterprise on the subject of Salmon Management has praised the
work of the Wilkins Taskforce for its "even-handed and balanced approach
to the problems and solutions of salmon management and its recommendation for
equitable sharing of the resource."
New regulations on wildlife trade
and protection
Michael D. Higgins, Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, presided at
the Galway launch of the new CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species) Regulation