Place: South Kerry Greenway

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<p> The South Kerry Greenway gets the Green Light after years of waiting. Pictured here the old Railway Bridge at the entrance to Cahersiveen Town. Photo Alan Landers.</p>

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John G O'Dwyer: Tourism on right track in Kerry as greenway gets green light

The protracted 10-year battle to obtain planning permission for the South Kerry Greenway has served to illustrate how permissive access to privately-owned land has huge benefits for rural communities, writes John G O’Dwyer

<p>'Looks can be deceptive,' says proprietor Aidan O’Connor who has used the lockdowns to carry out extensive renovations to the Greyhound Bar, on Pembroke St in Tralee. 'This place is far busier than people realise.' <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Picture: Neil Michael</span>
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Ireland's empty towns: Tackling empty and derelict buildings in The Kingdom

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Sod turned on two Kerry greenways

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Kerry Council outlines plans for cycleway

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Controversial South Kerry Greenway planning hearing to take almost two weeks

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There are 'no plans' to provide a sewerage scheme in Portmagee Star Wars filming spot

Letter to the Editor: Cork Luas sounds great but no plan for clean water?

So Cork is to get its own Luas? Great idea for sure, but hang on.

Sat, 18 May, 2019

Time to get a better measure of tourism’s benefits

As the summer draws to a close it is useful to consider the impact of tourism on the economy. More particularly we can sometimes draw lessons and analogies from the tourism sector to the wider economy.

Mon, 28 Aug, 2017

Council plan seeks to extend tourism into all corners of Kerry

There are 50,000 tourist beds in Co Kerry, more than anywhere outside Dublin and the bulk of them are in Killarney.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2016

Massive gain from greenways

BUILDING a greenway across open countryside is always exciting, but it’s not as simple as developing a route from one point to another, often along a disused railway line.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Rail line handover paves the way for walking route

Agreement from CIÉ to transfer the ownership of sections of a disused railway line to Kerry County Council has paved the way for the development of a major cycling and walking route.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014

Minister Alan Kelly turns first sod on €4m ‘ greenway’ route

Public transport minister Alan Kelly has officially turned the first sod on a new, near €4 million ‘greenway’ in Kerry.

Mon, 23 Jun, 2014