Work has started on a four hundred year old castle in Portumna, Galway. The one million pound project is hoped to give the region a tourist boost.

Report shows castle and grounds followed by interview with Noel Treacy Minister, Office of Public Works (OPW), on site.

Stonecutter Jacinta Little Cusack at work.

Interviews with Peter Burke, Treacy, and with Sean Ryan on the restoration.

The reporter is Jim Fahy.

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