The new National Folklife Museum due to open in Co Mayo this summer has been delayed. The new facility, to be located at Turlough, six miles from Castlebar, will display up to 30,000 artefacts when completed.
According to Mr Enda Kenny TD, the foot-andmouth precautions earlier this year slowed down progress at the site. "However, it is now hoped that the museum will be opened by late summer," he said.