Ireland's longest Greenway to launch in north Kildare next year

The long mooted greenway that will run through north Kildare is due to launch next year, with the massive new attraction to run all the way from Dublin to Longford.

The new route, which will be an off-road walking and cycling track, is to run alongside the Royal Canal from Spencer Dock in Dublin to Richmond Harbour in Longford.

It will be Ireland's biggest greenway once it is completed, and it is being developed by Waterways Ireland who have entered the tendering process on behalf of the Royal Canal Greenway Steering Group.

The first of the two-phase project will commence in the coming months, with a 22km paddling trail in Westmeath from McNead’s Bridge in Coralstown to Coolnahay townland being the first part of the project. A 144km walking and cycling track will then be completed by March next year.