Campaigners Fume as Irish Rail Backtracks on 35km Greenway
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Campaigners fume as Irish Rail backtracks on 35km greenway
Campaigners say they have been left deeply frustrated after Irish Rail objected to a disused rail line being turned into a 35km cycleway. Over €1.2million has already been spent on public consultation for the project, but Irish Rail says that it may need the rail line because of an increased demand for train travel. In 2014, Sligo County Council approved a plan to build a greenway on a 35.5-kilometre stretch of railway track between the towns of…
Irish Rail objects to 35km cycleway in disused rail line
Campaigners say they have been left deeply frustrated after Irish Rail objected to a disused rail line being turned into a 35km cycleway, writes Jamie McCarron. Over €1.2m has already been spent on public consultation for the project, but Irish Rail says that it may need the rail line because of an increased demand for train travel. In 2014, Sligo County Council approved a plan to build a greenway on a 35.5 kilometre stretch of railway track bet…
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