Dublin Galway Greenway

The Dublin Galway Greenway project has taken a significant step forward with the opening of the Royal Canal Greenway between Glasnevin and Drumcondra. Dublin City Council official announced that the majority of the linear park along the Royal Canal, between Cross Guns Bridge and Binns Bridge, was opened to the public on Friday, July 19, 2024. Reopening Details This first phase of the reopening includes: - The entire northern towpath alongside the railway line. - The new pedestrian and cycle bridge at Lock 3. - The southern towpath between Glengarriff Parade and the former Spain’s warehouse (to the rear of Saint Ignatius Road). The remaining section of the southern towpath, from the former Spain’s warehouse to Binns Bridge, will reopen after the completion of the Dorset Street Lower toucan crossing at Binns Bridge. Enhancing Urban Connectivity The newly opened section provides an essential link in Dublin's urban cycling and walking infrastructure. It runs along the Royal Canal, offe...

  Kildare County Council has said that Glas Civil Engineering Ltd are continuing works on the Royal Canal Greenway scheme from Louisa Bridge, Leixlip to Maynooth Harbour. The council explained: "As part of these works, upgrade works will be carried out on the R406 Straffan Road at Mullen Bridge in Maynooth starting from the July 8, 2024. "Traffic management will be in place for these works." General arrangement drawings for the scheme can be viewed at the following link: kildare Council Project Site Thanks to the Leinster Leader for the update.

credit: shannonside.ie The next round of consultation on the Dublin to Galway Greenway is taking place this week  The preferred route for the Galway to Athlone Cycleway project has been identified.  Four public information events to display the preferred route will be held in County Galway from March 28-31. The highly-scenic cycleway, which connects to the existing Dublin Athlone Greenway, is intended to form part of an international network of long-distance cycling trails in Europe. Landowners, farmers, cyclists, those in the hospitality industry and the wider community are all invited to view the preferred route for the 205 km stretch.  Representatives of the project team will be on hand to answer questions about the route at each event.The public information events, open from 3pm to 8pm, will take place at the: Oranmore: Oranmore Lodge Hotel, Tuesday 28th March at 3-8pm Gort: Lady Gregory Hotel, Wednesday 29th March at 3-8pm Portumna: Town Hall, Thursday 30th March at ...

  The Royal Canal Greenway is an exciting new project aimed at connecting Dublin and Galway by a continuous walking and cycling path.  The latest phase of the Royal Canal Greenway, Phase 3, between North Strand Road (Newcomen Bridge) and Phibsborough Road (Cross Guns Bridge), is a significant addition to the Dublin Galway Greenway, and work has now started on this exciting new project.   The Royal Canal Greenway Phase 3 will provide a safe and accessible route for cyclists and walkers, connecting communities and providing a new and sustainable way to travel. The Greenway will also be a new and unique attraction for tourists and locals alike, offering the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the countryside and experience the history of the Royal Canal.  The new Greenway will be well-lit and will feature many new and exciting amenities such as seating, picnic areas, and bike racks, making it a safe and enjoyable place to spend time. Additionally, it will also provi...

In September 2012, Leo Varadkar the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, proposed the first off-road cross-country cycle route. “ Ireland doesn’t have a cross-country, off-road cycle route, and this would have significant potential to be marketed internationally and attract new tourists who may want to walk or cycle across Ireland ” - Minister Varadkar said. Ten years on, Ireland still does not have a cross-country greenway. Has the project died? Will it ever happen? What has this project delivered? What have we learned? Back in 2012, Ireland was in the depths of a recession following the global financial crisis. Tourism appeared to be one of the only shining lights in Ireland’s economy. Leo Varadkar was a rising star in the Fine Gael party and, as a newly appointed minister, he was quick to announce various tourism initiatives such as the extension of the 9% VAT rate for tourism, the “Gathering”, a global call to the Irish diaspora to return to Ireland during 2013 and the first ...

The new pedestrian and cycle bridge, between the Radisson Hotel and the Luan Gallery, is to be lifted into place from the end of this month. According to the Westmeath Independent, on Tuesday, August 30, and Wednesday, August 31, the first section of bridge is to be be floated downstream from Wansboro Field on an 18 metre x 18 metre pontoon, which will be manoeuvred by two tugs. Waterways Ireland has said that the navigation channel in the vicinity of the bridge works would continue to be restricted until the end of September.

  The Dublin Galway Greenway blog has learned that a decision is imminent on the preferred route from Athlone to Galway. This route section is the final jigsaw piece of the coast to coast greenway which is a strategic priority by the government. Several news outlets are reporting today that a preferred route has been selected. The greenway team are due to meet local councillors tomorrow to explain the decision and a further public consultation will then take place. Galway Bay FM are reporting that Route 5 has been selected. This route would see the route go from Athlone to Shannon bridge , Clonfert, Meelick and Eyrecourt before going on via Portumna, Clarinbridge and Oranmore. Many supporters of the other proposed route will be disappointed if the rumoured route is in fact route 5. Local representative Ciaran Cannon is calling for the government to link up the villages and towns on the other links to the national greenway network. As of now (Monday Dec 6th) it is still n...

  Photo courtesy of https://www.waterwaysireland.org/ The official launch of the Royal Canal Greenway will take place on Wednesday 24th March 2021. Due to Covid19, this launch event will be a virtual one. Minister Eamon Ryan and Minister Malcolm Noonan will be in attendance for this online launch. The Royal Canal greenway is part of the Eurovelo 2 capitals route that will run from Moscow to Galway when complete. This section of the Eurovelo 2 greenway runs from Maynooth in Co. Kildare to Cloondara in Co. Longford. In total it is 130km long of level tow path which is ideal for both walkers and cyclists. The Royal Canal Greenway traverses 4 counties in total including Kildare, Meath, Westmeath and Longford. Each of the 4 counties are jointly working on launching and marketing this new greenway in partnership with Waterways Ireland. While the entire route from Dublin to Longford is yet to be completed this is still a significant new addition to Irelands growing network of greenw...

  After a five-year pause, the Galway to Athlone Cycleway is being developed with a fresh new start. New consultants, RPS, have been appointed and given a blank canvas to develop a route for the cycleway Public Consultation No.2 started on January 25th 2021 and run for 5 weeks until 1st March 2021. Due to current health restrictions, a physical consultation event is not possible but the Consultation can be accessed in the Virtual Consultation Room  Here

The Westmeath indepentent are reporting that the next phase of the Dublin Galway greenway could be opened by Easter. The upcoming phase, just a kilometre in length, extends the Dublin to Galway Greenway from the Whitegates in Athline into town adjacent to the Radisson Blu Hotel. This is a prerequisite for the next more complex and costly section which will see a new bridge built over the River Shannon to take cyclists over to Athlone Castle. According to the tender documents, the next phase will consist of earthworks and paving works for the cycleway track along the route, along with new culvert works, landscaping, installation of public lighting, electrical works, and traffic signalling works. In another exciting development Michael Kelly, Senior Executive Engineer from Westmeath County Council's National Roads Office told the paper that “the bridge (across the Shannon) is at detailed design stage and it's hoped to go tender on that in early 2021”