Irish Greenways


Irish Greenways are off-road routes for walkers, cyclists and other non-motorised transport in Ireland, which are often created from abandoned Irish rail networks. This is a booming area with new Greenways been funded in Ireland by state bodies. In Northern Ireland they are collectively part of the British National Cycle Network.

Examples

There are a number of Greenways in Ireland. Examples include:

Ireland

Recently, Derry City and Strabane District Council in partnership with Donegal County Council, Sustrans Northern Ireland and the Department for Infrastructure secured funding to construct 46.5 km of greenway and segregated cycling routes linking Derry to Muff and Buncrana in County Donegal, and Lifford to Strabane. The project team was established in 2017 and the plan is to complete construction works by 2021. The project is funded by INTERREG VA and administered by the Special European Union Programmes Body. It is known as the North West Greenway Network.

Proposed

Among proposals for the future are: