Development of greenways back on track thanks to funding boost

Funding of €4.5m for 26 greenways has been welcomed, but farmers need to see full indemnity and proper fencing
More than 2,000 people use the Waterford Greenway every day, which opened in 2017.

More than 2,000 people use the Waterford Greenway every day, which opened in 2017.

American travel writer Susan Poole once noted that scarcely a thread in the rich tapestry of Irish history is missing from the Blackwater Valley in the south of Ireland.

It was a perceptive observation about the 100km-long region that begins in the rugged uplands of Sliabh Luachra, north of Ballydesmond, straddling the ancient border between Kerry and Cork.

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