Farmers say greenway would split working farms

Proposed 74km greenway from Mallow to Dungarvan Greenway would make farms unworkable, meeting told
Farmers say greenway would split working farms

The Waterford Greenway opened in 2017. It is proposed to create a new 74km greenway from Mallow connecting up to the Dungarvan Greenway.

The rollout of greenways across the country, many of them along the abandoned routes of old railway lines, has been generally welcomed as an economic boost by local communities.

But pinch points have emerged in some places where farmers have voiced fears about the negative impact these projects would have on their enterprises.

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