A community group is weighing up an appeal after planning permission for a state-led marine industry park to attract investment to Connemara was rejected. The Páirc na Mara project included plans for a “low carbon marine innovation park” spearheaded by Údaras na Gaeltachta, the gaeltacht development agency. It would consist of a nine-hectre site at Cill Chiaráin that would serve as a hub for marine-linked businesses, including start-ups. SponsoredMichael Dunworth, of the Jobs for the Iorras Aithneach Area group, said that Galway county council’s ruling was a blow to an area, which has been an employment blackspot. “I was forced to leave and work in England for 20 years, and I came back here to rear my kids through Irish,” he said.

Source: The Times July 15, 2021 22:52 UTC