Irish greenways explained

Ireland's greenways are off-road routes for walkers, cyclists and other non-motorised transport in Ireland, which are often created as rail trails on abandoned sections of the Irish rail network. In the Republic of Ireland, several greenway initiatives have been centrally funded by the Irish government.[1] In Northern Ireland, greenways are typically part of the collective British National Cycle Network (NCN).[2]

Examples

See also: Lists of long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland. There are a number of greenways (including several rail trails) in Ireland. Notable examples include the:

Under construction

Ireland

A number of greenways have been proposed to be built (or are under construction or partially opened) in the Republic of Ireland. For example, in 2018, a section (from Athry to Cloonbeg) of the proposed Connemara Greenway was opened.[12] [13] In County Kerry, the Tralee-Fenit Greenway was partially completed as of 2021.[14] Some sections of the Dublin-Galway Greenway, proposed ultimately to be a 'coast-to-coast' greenway and rail trail, have been partially opened.[15] [16]

Other examples include the Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway,[17] some sections of which opened in 2015.[18] and Cork Greenway. Progress on the proposed South Kerry Greenway was subject to planning challenges and decisions as of late 2021.[19] [20]

Northern Ireland

In 2016, Derry City and Strabane District Council in partnership with Donegal County Council, Sustrans Northern Ireland and the Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) secured funding to construct 46.5 km of greenway and segregated cycling routes linking Derry in Northern Ireland to Muff and Buncrana in County Donegal.[21] The project team was established in 2017,[22] and the plan was to complete construction works by 2021. The project, funded by INTERREG VA and administered by the Special European Union Programmes Body, was titled the 'North West Greenway Network'. As of late 2021, work on some sections of the North West Greenway Network had reputedly begun,[23] while other sections of the proposed cycleway have reportedly met with planning objections and land use issues.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Press Release - Funding of €63.5m for Greenways in 2021 confirmed by Ministers Ryan and Naughton . gov.ie . 9 November 2020 .
  2. Web site: Cyclist.ie . National Cycling Network - The Argus. 20 August 2010 . 1 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Boyne Greenway . drogheda.ie . 20 January 2022 . The 1.9km long Boyne Greenway brings you from St. Dominic's Park [..] Drogheda [..] to the site of the Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre at Oldbridge .
  4. Web site: Carlingford - Omeath Greenway Greenway . . 18 June 2014 . 1 January 2015 . Independent.ie.
  5. Web site: The Carlingford Lough Greenway - Phase 1 Completed . newrymournedown.org . Newry, Mourne and Down District Council . 29 May 2020 . Louth County Council has already constructed 6.2km of Greenway from Omeath to Carlingford Marina and this [..] opened in 2014.
  6. Web site: Cycling the Grand Canal . Waterways Ireland. 28 December 2014.
  7. Web site: Grand Canal Way . IrishTrails . . 8 August 2011 . 7 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407122821/http://www.irishtrails.ie/trail/Grand-Canal-Way/18/ . live .
  8. News: Former west Limerick railway line reopens as 40km greenway . Tim. O'Brien. The Irish Times.
  9. Web site: Trail Map . Great Western Greenway . 1 August 2011 . Mayo's Great Western Greenway is a 44km off-road route .
  10. Web site: Greenways - Royal Canal Greenway . . 20 January 2022 . Royal Canal Greenway is 130km of level towpath, ideal for walkers, runners and cyclists .
  11. Web site: Ireland's longest greenway opens in Waterford. RTÉ News. 25 March 2017. RTE.ie .
  12. Web site: 6km section of Connemara greenway opens to cyclists . Irish Times . irishtimes.com . 28 May 2018 .
  13. Web site: Connemara Greenway . Department for Transport, Ireland. 28 December 2014.
  14. Web site: . Simon . 4 July 2021 . Concerns over fencing along Greenway . 3 February 2021 . . Brouder.
  15. Web site: Galway to Dublin Greenway. Galway City Council . 28 December 2014.
  16. Web site: Latest section of Dublin-Galway coast-to-coast Greenway opens - Varadkar . . 27 June 2014 . 6 August 2014.
  17. Web site: Athlone to Mulligar Greenway . . 28 December 2014.
  18. Web site: 5 October 2015 . 5 October 2015 . dead . Taoiseach to perform official opening of Mullingar to Garrycastle cycleway . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005103211/http://www.shannonside.ie/news/taoiseach-to-perform-official-opening-of-mullingar-to-garrycastle-cycleway/ . . 11 September 2015 .
  19. Web site: High Court ruling brings South Kerry Greenway one step closer . 16 October 2021 . RadioKerry.ie.
  20. Web site: . €2m for South Kerry Greenway as Supreme Court decision is awaited . Sinead . Kelleher . December 23, 2021 . 2022-01-19 . Independent.ie.
  21. European Union Invests €23 Million In A New 'Green Way' Forward For Cross-Border Travel . Special EU Programmes Body . 8 December 2016 . 20 July 2021.
  22. Web site: Funding offer and new jobs to deliver the NW Greenway project. October 2, 2017. Donegal News.
  23. Web site: Works begin on first stage of Inishowen greenway . donegaldaily.com . 13 September 2021 . 20 January 2022 . Works have begun on the first stage of the Inishowen Greenway in Muff [..] The greenway is part of the North West Greenway Network, which also includes a 7.2km route from Lifford to Strabane .
  24. Web site: Donegal Greenway route disagreement . donegallive.ie . 12 December 2021 . 20 January 2022 . Landowners impacted by the preferred route [..] have forced the project organisers to examine an alternative route [..] North West Greenway Network, which is based within Donegal County Council, met with a number of objections when it was exploring [routes] .

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