Craft industry and religious tourism part of proposal to create employment for Glendalough in Wicklow.
Glendalough is to become a centre of culture, education, religion and commerce and provide a hundred new jobs in the process.
Monastic City Trust member Tom Wallace outlines the plans for the Glendalough area which include setting up a medieval studies foundation, an arena for the performing arts, and the development of religious tourism and craft industries.
This is the second most visited place in Ireland.
Glendalough receives around a quarter of a million visitors each year. It is hoped that this will form the backbone of the market for the crafts industry in the region.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 28 June 1994. The reporter is Kevin McDonald.
