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The Slieve Bloom Bike Trail in Laois could be as big a success as the Waterford Greenway

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The Slieve Blooms Bike Trail in Laois could be as big a success as Waterford Greenway

The Greenway in Waterford is an example to copy in Laois says Portlaoise Cllr Willie Aird. He has urged Laois County Council to speed up works on the Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Trail “so as to maximise tourism potential similar to the project in ...

17 Oct 2017 at 18:06

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No greenbacks for greenways in Laois

Laois County Council is one of five local authorities not to be allocated money to develop a new greenway for walking and other leisure facilities from a new round of funding announced by Minister Eamon Ryan. Just over €54.1 million was ...

17 Dec 2021 at 20:23

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Bord na Móna confirms retention of rail beds for Laois greenway

Bord na Móna has confirmed that the rail beds connecting the three bogs they own in Laois will now be retained for use as a greenway. Calls had been made to repurpose the old train tracks on Bord na Móna's vast disused bogs stretching ...

22 May 2024 at 17:51

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BREAKING - Laois backs controversial Barrow Blueway, which is rejected by Carlow

A controversial plan to develop a blueway for cyclists and hikers along the River Barrow at Graignamanagh, Goresbridge and St Mullins, and including a part of Laois including Vicarstown, Fisherstown and Courtwood has been refused ...

22 Feb 2018 at 14:08

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Multi-million Euro injection for Laois and Kildare river amenity

A plan to develop the River Barrow as an amenity and tourist attraction has received a €5 million injection. Funding of €5,067,941 sought by Kildare and Laois County Councils and Waterways Ireland to progress the Barrow Blueway ...

06 Nov 2019 at 13:27

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Laois TD calls for end of controversial Compulsory Purchase Orders for greenway land

Laois TD Willie Aird has called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to stop Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) in relation to the development of greenways. Speaking at this week's meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee ...

15 Nov 2025 at 13:55

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Laois secures €50,000 of €67 million greenway allocation

Laois was joint bottom of the table in the latest Greenway funding announcement made earlier today. Of the 27 local authorities to benefit from a total of €67 million in funding for Greenways and National Roads Active Travel ...

05 Mar 2025 at 21:22

Portlaoise

Laois Councillors welcome new greenway connecting Laois bogs

The proposal of a greenway through Cashel bog, Cul na Móna and Ross bog is a 'huge opportunity' for Laois, Laois Fine Gael Councillor William Aird has said. This route would link the bogs together via the old railway line. ...

24 Oct 2024 at 18:23

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PICTURES: Waterfront cottage in picturesque village with enviable views going for just €185k

USE THE ARROWS OR 'NEXT' TO BROWSE THROUGH THE FULL GALLERY The Cottage, Lower Shore Road, Omeath, Co. Louth, A91A972 Nestled along the scenic Lower Shore Road in the picturesque Louth village of Omeath, this delightful ...

13 Sept 2024 at 15:13

Portarlington

People in Laois called to have their say on development of new greenway

People in Laois have been invited to have their say on the development of a new greenway between Monasterevin and Portarlington. A feasibility study to examine the potential for the new greenway is underway and six ...

18 Nov 2025 at 07:55

Northern Ireland

Network of cross-border greenways plan boosted by 2m euro from Irish Government

The plan for a network of cross-border greenways has been boosted by two million euro (£1.7 million) from the Irish Government. The Shared Island Greenways Fund is one of a number of cross-border projects through ...

03 Dec 2025 at 12:35

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