CLARE County Council has begun submitting the first section of the West Clare Railway Greenway to An Coimisiún Pleanála for development consent. When complete, the Greenway will stretch for approximately 100 kilometres, linking Kilrush with Ennis via Kilkee, Miltown Malbay, Lahinch and Ennistymon, linking all tourist areas of the West Coast. This comes after Minister …
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*Cllr Cillian Murphy (Cathaoirleach of West Clare Municipal District), Pat Dowling (Chief Executive of Clare County Council), Leonard Cleary (Director of West Clare Municipal District), Seán Lenihan (Senior Engineer of Clare County Council), Eoin O’Cathain, Roughan & O’Donovan (Consulting Engineers), Carmel Kirby (Director of Physical Development for Clare County Council), and Cllr Joe Killeen (Leas …
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THE Shannon-Bunratty Greenway has not been included in the over €1m funding announced for Greenways in Clare. Over €1.2m has been allocated to deliver Greenway projects in Clare as part of the €360m Government funding announced for Active Travel and Greenways in 2026. After spending the whole of last year fighting for funding for the …
*West Clare Greenway RITA McInerney (FF) is calling for the continued momentum and full route delivery of the West Clare Greenway. Cllr McInerney has reaffirmed her strong support for the delivery of the full West Clare Railway Greenway, emphasising the importance of progressing not only the Kilrush–Kilkee section but also maintaining momentum on Sections 3 …
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*The Greenway is to be located on sections of the old West Clare Railway. Photograph: John Moylan WEST CLARE’s Greenway has gone off track with little momentum exerted to power the project forward.
“GRAVE CONCERN” has been expressed by a Clare TD for the future of the West Clare Railway Greenway.
*A section of the West Clare Greenway CONSTRUCTION on the €80m West Clare Railway Greenway is anticipated to start during the course of the next Council term and will be one of the biggest projects for West Clare.
“CREATIVE THINKING” can see the ring road in Kilkee offer a cycling link between the Cliff Walk and the planned West Clare Greenway, a local representative has affirmed.
PROJECTS APPROVED for Active Travel in West Clare are not dependent on route selection for the Greenway, senior engineers in Clare County Council has confirmed.
Cllr Cillian Murphy, Cathaoirleach, West Clare Municipal District; Pat Dowling, Chief Executive, Clare County Council; Leonard Cleary, Director, West Clare Municipal District; Seán Lenihan, Senior Engineer, Clare County Council; Eoin O’Cathain, Roughan & O’Donovan Consulting Engineers; Carmel Kirby, Director of Physical Development, Clare County Council; and Cllr Joe Killeen, Leas Cathaoirleach, Clare County Council. Photograph: …