Traders hope stalled Cork flood relief scheme could be catalyst for 25km greenway 

The traders said they have been working for some time to find a solution to both problems — the flooding and the lack of green infrastructure

The Blackpool Traders Group has drafted plans for a greenway from Blackpool to Blarney, then along the Shournagh valley to the Lee Fields, which uses controversial culverting proposed in  scheme as the "greenway gateway". Picture: Dan Linehan

A stalled flood relief scheme could be the catalyst for an ambitious 25km looped greenway featuring world-renowned Blarney Castle, traders in a flood-prone part of Cork City believe.

The Blackpool Traders Group has drafted plans for a vast orbital greenway from Blackpool to Blarney, then along the Shournagh valley to the Lee Fields, which uses controversial culverting proposed in the Blackpool flood relief scheme as the "greenway gateway".