Abandoned railways to be reopened for walking and cycling

Two former railway routes in Co Cork are to be opened to the public for leisure activities including cycling and walking.

Cork County Council has announced it is advancing its planning and design of what it calls Greenways routes on two sections of abandoned rail corridors between Cork and Kinsale and Ballinscarthy and Courtmacsherry.

It is the first phase of a project which intends to reopen much of the 180km of abandoned railway lines in West Cork to ramblers and cyclists.