Over 200 people of all ages had a most enjoyable 10km walk or cycle along the old railway from Barnagh(N21) to Newcastle West on Wednesday 27 December 2017. The event was organised by the Great Southern Trail, the voluntary group that campaigned, developed and managed the Greenway until 2015). We were blessed with the weather on the day, crisp and bright. It was great to meet old and new … Continue reading Huge turnout for Great Southern Trail Greenway Christmas Walk / Cycle 2017
Tag: Greenways
This event will take place exactly a year after the last public event, a year which has seen little progress on the project yet again ! It is also 6 years since the first public support walk in 2011, this time we are calling on people to get on their bikes to demand the development of important facility. Meet at Saint Brendan’s church Rock Street … Continue reading Tralee to Fenit Cycleway/ Walkway
We are thrilled that An Bord Pleanála has approved the proposed development of a pedestrian and cycle bridge crossing the River Shannon in Athlone. The decision was made on 31st October 2017. This is a critical element of the jig-saw in building the Dublin to Galway Greenway which is part of the longer Moscow to Clifden EuroVelo Route #2 Capitals Route Cyclist.ie, made detailed submissions … Continue reading River Shannon Athlone cycling and pedestrian bridge approved
Check out this 5 minute video on EV1 – Euro Velo Route 1, from the North of Norway, down Europe’s most Western Seaboard to Faro, Portugal. One of a series of EV videos, all on YouTube
Cyclist.ie sent in a detailed submission to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport today in response to its consultation on Greenways. We want to see an extensive network of high quality Greenways built throughout Ireland, which themselves form one plank of a wider strategy of creating a safe environment for people of all ages and abilities to cycle in. This requires serious funding … Continue reading Submission to the Department of Transport
Saturday, March 25, 2017, see links below for more information; come and support it! Official announcement Deise Website Dublin Cycling post
Councillors are pushing for village access points to the Greenway … read article
The Royal Canal Greenway, currently being constructed along the the Royal Canal across the northern boundary of the county has been described as “mediocre” by local lobbying group Maynooth Cycling Campaign. “This was a lost opportunity to provide a good quality greenway as opposed to a mediocre one – one which will compares unfavourably with the Deise Greenway,” Maynooth Cycling Campaign said in a blog … Continue reading Royal Canal cycling greenway ‘mediocre’ – claim