On Monday the 9th of November, a number of media outlets reported that a number of Greenway projects around the country were being funded by the Irish Government including the new Midleton to Youghal Greenway.
At first, this might seem like old news as most of these projects had already been announced. What was significant about this announcement was the funding aspect.
Previously, the Irish Government said that it would fund 60% of the cost of the Greenway with the relevant local authority putting up 40%. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the local authorities now have financial difficulties and there was probably a real danger that that Greenways wouldn't get built. As a result, the Government have announced that it will finance the Greenway projects by 100%.
A total of €63 million was announced in the press release for Greenway projects nationwide.
The projects in Munster are...
Cork - Midleton to Youghal €10 million
Wexford - Waterford City to New Ross €9m
Kerry - Tralee to Fenit €3.4m
Kerry - Listowel to Tralee €4.5m
Kerry - South Kerry Greenway €1.4m
Limerick - Great Southern Greenway Limerick €2.5m.
Work is currently progressing on the Midleton to Youghal Greenway and the planned completion date is late 2022.
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