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Minister of State and Longford/Westmeath TD, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, has said the planning and design of a new greenway linking Athlone to Galway at a cost of €3m has taken a significant step forward with the announcement of the tendering competition for the project.

Some €3 million has been allocated for the planning and design of a new greenway linking Galway and Athlone, which will ultimately form part of a 270km cycling route stretching to Dublin.

Adults, children, and public representatives cycled part of the route of the proposed Galway-Barna Greenway recently, to show their support for such a structure and to highlight issues of cyclists safety.

Local Independent Councillor, Michael O’Brien, has called on Enterprise Ireland, IDA and the Minister for Enterprise to prioritise Moate as a location for a new industry.

Minister of State for the OPW, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, has welcomed the completion of the underpass at Montree, Athlone as part of the €4m greenway project.

As the town of Athlone continues to thrive from a development viewpoint, it has been announced that funding of €3 million has been made available from Government for the continuation of the Greenway from the White Gates on the Ballymahon Road to the Marina with the focal aim being the eventual traversing of the river Shannon with an iconic pedestrian bridge.

The Old Rail Trail in Moate was the location for the launch by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Brendan Griffin TD, of the ‘Strategy for the future development of National and Regional Greenways’.

Westmeath County Council’s tourism officer, Una Doris, and Athlone Castle’s Carmel Duffy have been awarded for their completion of Fáilte Ireland’s regional tourism and revenue management programmes.