€2.4 million to develop 70 new walking trails

Among the only places where access is currently guaranteed are public parks, national parks, and some greenways in public ownership — campaigning groups such as Keep Ireland Open are calling for legal guarantees on access and extending rights-of-way

Campaigning groups such as Keep Ireland Open (KIO) point out that laws on access are non-existent here

As more people wish to walk and pursue other activities in outdoors, demands to allow greater access to the countryside are growing.

In sharp contrast to the situation in England, Wales, and other European countries, where walkers have much more freedom to roam, we are very limited in where we can go here in Ireland.