There is a lack of local involvement in some regions in the development of the tourism industry. There are good examples of local involvement such as the Shannon Development Company that has done an excellent job, despite being at loggerheads with the Clare County Council over the Cliffs of Moher. Moreover, there is a need to re-establish Shannonside. In 1987, in tight economic times, various tourism promotion groups were reorganised. Subsequently, Shannonside, which was involved in the promotion and development of the tourism industry in the mid-west, was abolished. Some employees were put on the board of the Shannon Development Company to continue the work they were doing. It is now necessary for the mid-west region to re-establish the tourism regional body that was there in the past. It did excellent work in communicating with Departments, various organisations and local communities on the issues that were important to the region. In any future reorganisation, issues such as local community involvement in the mid-west region could be tackled with the re-establishment of a body similar to Shannonside.