Subzero3 wrote: » Is there any greenways planned for the limerick area? Would love to strap on one of those child trailers to the bike and get a good hours cycle (safely).
marno21 wrote: » There already is one out in the county from Rathkeale to the Kerry border. We may be seeing one from Limerick to Ballybrophy soon
Subzero3 wrote: » There is a train line going from the city to foynes (unused). That would be ideal.
marno21 wrote: » There's talks of reactivating the Foynes line so that rules it out for now
Does anyone know has Phase 3 of the Royal Canal Greenway between North Strand Road and the Phibsborough Road begun yet? It was expected to begin in September 2017 followed by Phase 2 Sheriff Street Upper and the North Strand Road in November 2017?
Norrie Thomas wrote: » The big problem in Ireland is that Greenways are being used as a cover to close down railways.
nuac wrote: » Not all. E.G. Westport-Achill line closed c 1937. First stage of Greenway opened 2010
marno21 wrote: » Dungarvan-Kilmeaden closed 1967
Carawaystick wrote: » I saw a passenger train on this line in the 80s It held us up at the 2 level crossings
Del.Monte wrote: » The last day of the line's official operation in July 1982 - exact date escapes me - saw two passenger trains operate! Not bad for a line that lost its passenger service in 1967. One was an IRRS special and the other was an outing for the Quigley Magnesite factory workers and their families from Ballinacourty to...? It was all so long ago and does it even matter any more.
riddlinrussell wrote: » EDIT: I have taken it upon myself to start a new map of greenway progress in Ireland, currently very incomplete, any input is much appreciated, let me know if you want access to edit it yourself or want to send me GPX/KML files for adding to it.Greenway Map of Ireland
Corca Baiscinn wrote: » Hi RR, you need to include the Shannon Blueways, (www.bluewaysireland.org) so called because along river/canal rather than rail but some sections completed and some planned. Michel Ring announced major funding a few months ago to extend the existing link to Carrick on Shannon. Also don't see Carlingford to Omeath there which I think is complete. (Great Eastern Greenway/Louth co co) Bit unsure re your distinction between potential and proposed as in Enniskillen to Athenry for example. Is it not the case that both of these routes are both potentilal and proposed not least by the WRC posters on this very forum? You have included the Cross-Border Derry to Inishowen Wee Greenway which is being funded but there is also a proposal for a Greenway on the old Letterkenny to Burtonport line. I like your idea of showing the potentilal for a network including Northern Ireland. Because of the competition for scarce funding each local group is going to be fighting its own corner and interested in the potentilal for its own locality from the leisure/health/safety/tourism/jobs perspective but the real potential lies in a countrywide network.
jd wrote: There is some planning om Waterford-New Ross
riddlinrussell wrote: » Given the railway continues from there to the Slaney theres a potential for a greenway running the length of the South-East. If I can find a GPX of that line I'll add it in to the map as a Proposed route. I'll try and add links to the proposals on each line. Do let me know if you want to help, I'm happy to give editing permissions to anyone as long as they don't wreck the thing,
Wanderer78 wrote: » Has this track been cleared back, tried to walk it a couple of years ago?
loyatemu wrote: » is there much left of the New Ross - Enniscorthy line though? I know there's a tunnel but the rest of the line was sold off I think.
