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On Friday 21 June 2019, Minister Shane Ross TD and Minister of State Brendan Griffin TD announced the award of funding for 10 Greenway projects around the country under Project Ireland 2040.
Project
Amount €million
Lead Promoter
Additional Information
Midleton-Youghal
€8.0m
Cork County Council
23km of Greenway linking Midelton to Youghal along the old railway line
Connemara Greenway
€2.6m Galway
County Council Completion of sections from Clifden to Recess will provide a 21km route
Part of the proposed Galway – Clifden Greenway
Tralee - Fenit
€3m
Kerry County Council
Start of Southern End of Great Southern Greenway, first stage in linking Fenit to Listowel – 10km
Listowel – Limerick County Boundary
€3.5m
Kerry County Council
Extension of Great Southern Greenway westwards into Kerry and towards the sea - 10.5km of new Greenway increasing GSG to over 50km
Clew Bay Greenway
€3.2m
Mayo County Council Achill
Sound and extension to Bunnacurry. Construction of Grade Separated sections from Westport to Murrisk. Will contribute to 56km route
Waterford Greenway
€2.65m
Waterford County Council Extension of Waterford Greenway into City – Viking Triangle
Extends Greenway to 48km.
Grand Canal Greenway- Tullamore to Daingean
€2.35m
Waterways Ireland/Offaly County Council
Will complete link from Daingean to Lough Boora – 40km
Grand canal Greenway -Kildare section as far as Sallins
€1.7m
Waterways Ireland/Kildare Co Co
Aylmer Bridge to Sallins, extends Greenway from Hazelhatch Bridge to Sallins – 13km
Ferrybank - New Ross
€8m
Wexford County Council
24km with potential to link to Waterford Greenway in Waterford City
Blessington Lake Loop
€5m
Wicklow County Council
42km of Greenway around the Blessington Lakes, incorporating Russborough House and the villages of Valleymount, Ballyknockan and Lacken