Dublin Docklands and Wild Atlantic Way win planning awards

The Wild Atlantic Way and a landmark planning scheme to regenerate Dublin’s Docklands have won major planning awards.

The brainchild of Fáilte Ireland, the 2,500km route along the western Atlantic has won the Tourism and Economic Development category at the Irish Planning Institute National Planning Awards.

The amenity was commended for showing the opportunities for co-ordinated regional development and also its focus on balanced economic growth.