Cash for a railway trail that ends nowhere

At the launch of the study by the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (Cedra), on Monday last, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny lauded the Great Western Greenway in Mayo for its contribution to the local economy and to the regeneration of the area.

The Government is to be commended for announcing funding, last week, for similar initiatives along old rural railways in Waterford, South Kerry and Galway.

However, the Great Southern Trail [GST] Greenway, which has been developed for a length of 50km in Co Limerick, along the former Limerick to Tralee railway, ends in a cul de sac at the North Kerry border; a mere 10km from the town of Listowel. The local authority responsible for continuing with the development is Kerry County Council.