A five-year management plan for Wicklow Mountains National Park was launched by Irish Environment Minister Dick Roche at the official opening of the park's headquarters at Kilafin this week. The park's management plan was finalised following a lengthy consultation between the Department for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's (DEHLG) National Park and Wildlife Service, the Wicklow Mountains National Park (WMNP) Council and the public.It is the first Management Plan to be published as part of DEHLG's current management planning strategy for Ireland's six national parks.