Dublin Galway Greenway

Following on from the funding announcement for the Royal Canal greenway, the local authorities and  Waterways Ireland , are moving quickly to start on the latest sections of the Royal Canal greenway. This is excellent news and will be strongly welcomed by community groups and campaigners along the canal. This news will raise hopes among the campaigners that are hoping for the route to be completed to Clondra and should demonstrate to Minister Ross that when funds are allocated that they can be used effectively to build world class amenities. Minister Ross has pubically stated his support for greenways and says that they provide excellent value for money and benefits to local communities. Moyvalley to Ballasport MARINE NOTICE No.  118 of 2016 Royal   Canal Cycle Path Construction Waterways Ireland wishes to advise that the towpath of  Royal   Canal  from  Moyvalley to Ballasport and Longford Bridge to Abbeyshrule will be closed  with immediate effect to facilitate the constru

A total of €23.5 million has been allocated to Greenways over the period 2012 to 2016 in Ireland. In a response to Tony McLoughlin ( Fine Gael TD for  Sligo-Leitrim), Minister Shane Ross provided details to the Dail last week.  Minister Ross stated that  "Under the National Cycle Network (NCN) Funding Programme approximately €23.5 million was allocated over the period 2012 to 2016 to advance cycle routes that provided valuable transport and recreational infrastructure, with the added potential to enhance tourist activity for the areas concerned.  This includes €10 million allocated under the Government Stimulus package 2014. Under the first tranche of NCN funding for the years 2012/2013, fifteen cycling projects were completed by local authorities across the country with €7 million in funding provided.  Under the second tranche of NCN funding for the years 2014-2016, a further three projects shared in funding of €6.3 million.  Of these three projects only one (in Waterfo