Irish Greenways

Irish Greenways are off-road routes for walkers, cyclists and other non-motorised transport in Ireland, which are often created from abandoned Irish rail networks. This is a booming area with new Greenways been funded in Ireland by state bodies. In Northern Ireland they are collectively part of the British National Cycle Network (NCN).[1]

Examples

There are a number of Greenways in Ireland. Examples include:

In construction

Ireland
  • The Déise Greenway (Clonea to Durrow, Co. Waterford),
  • Tralee to Fenit Greenway, Galway to Moycullen Greenway,[8]
  • Connemara Greenway,[9]
  • Glenbeigh to Cahirciveen Greenway (Ring of Kerry),
  • Sutton to Sandycove (S2S) cyclepath - Dublin City and County,
  • Mullingar to Athlone Greenway[10] Received funding in May 2014:[11]
  • West Clare Greenway
  • Clonmel to Carrick-on-Suir
  • Monasteries of the Moy project (between Ballina and Killala towns),
  • Cahersiveen to Reenard Point greenway (links Cahersiveen and Valentia Island)
  • link between Boyle and Lough Key Forest Park,
  • between Patrickswell and Limerick City,
  • 'Arthurs Day' trail (linking Leixlip to Oughterard via Celbridge/Castletown)
  • Kilmeaden to Bilberry, Waterford
  • Dublin-Galway Greenway.[12]
  • A locally funded walkway has been undertaken by a group in Ailt an Chorráin,[13][14] (formerly known as Burtonport), Co. Donegal.

Northern Ireland

Recently, 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 to Muff and Buncrana in County Donegal, and Lifford to Strabane.[15] The project team was established in 2017[16] and the plan is to complete construction works by 2021. The project is funded by INTERREG VA and administered by the Special European Union Programmes Body. It is known as the North West Greenway Network.

Proposed

Among proposals for the future are:

  • the Wee Greenway Initiative in Inishowen and Derry,[17]
  • the Connemara Greenway,[18]
  • the South Kerry Greenway.[19]

See also

References
  1. .ie, cyclist. "National Cycling Network - The Argus". cyclist.ie. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. Greenway, Great Western. "Great Western Greenway". Great Western Greenway. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. Ireland, Waterways. "Cycling the Royal Canal". Waterways Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. Ireland, Waterways. "Cycling the Grand Canal". Waterways Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. net, dunleertown. "Ardee Greenway". dunleertown.net. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. Facebook, Damien Callan's. "Carlingford - Omeath Greenway Greenway". Damien Callan's Facebook. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. Argus, The. "Carlingford - Omeath Greenway Greenway - The Argus". The Argus. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. Transport, Ireland, Department of. "Galway to Moycullen Greenway". Department for Transport, Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  9. Transport, Ireland, Department of. "Connemara Greenway". Department for Transport, Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  10. Independent, Westmeath. "Athlone to Mulligar Greenway". Westmeath Independent, Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  11. Independent, Irish. "Additional Greenway funding - May 2014". Irish Independent, Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  12. City Council, Galway. "Galway to Dublin Greenway". Galway City Council, Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  13. Greenway, Inishowen. "Inishowen Greenway". Inishowen Greenway. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  14. Teanga, Commisioneir. "Commisneir Teanga" (PDF). Commisioneir Teanga. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  15. https://www.seupb.eu/sites/default/files/styles/file_entity_browser_thumbnail/public/INTERREG%20Content%20Type/IVA_Greenways_PR_08-12-2016.sflb.pdf
  16. http://donegalnews.com/2017/10/funding-offer-new-jobs-deliver-nw-greenway-project/
  17. https://www.facebook.com/weegreenway/
  18. https://www.facebook.com/Support-Connemara-Greenway
  19. https://www.facebook.com/South-Kerry-Greenway
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