Along The Banks Of the Royal Canal

at

Yesterday.

The section of the new Royal Canal Greenway from Maynooth to Kilcock in County Kildare is now open for public use.

Eventually it is expected the Greenway will run from Dublin to Galway.

Transport minister Shane Ross said:

“This provides a timely opportunity for people to walk or cycle off any excess calories incurred during the festive season.”

Fight!

From top Gerry Robinson and Jean Wilson and her son Bobby; Irene Crolly and Darina Clavin.

Kildare section of Royal Canal greenway open (Paula Campbell, Leinster Leader)

Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews

Sponsored Link

26 thoughts on “Along The Banks Of the Royal Canal

  1. mickmick

    Not sure if you’re being sarcastic there but they didn’t leave much room for wildlife* on the canal side of that patch. There used to be some lovely overgrown sections on that path. All looks a bit ‘managed’ now.

    *wildlife includes plants, insects and the things that might feed on them

    1. ReproBertie

      There should be no problem for ducks, coots and moorhens to find nesting areas once the weeds in the canal recover. Also, the picture of Gerry, Jean and Bobby shows a fine hedge on the other side of the path.

      1. Brother Barnabas

        and that picture, in particular, is lovely

        (assuming they know one another – and not that he just started running alongside her. if so, that was wrong)

    1. Rob

      Not cyclists on training runs, no. But then again, they’re not particularly welcome on mixed cycle/pedestrian paths.

      More for touring cyclists, taking a couple of days to get to Galway, taking in the sights as they go.

      1. Nomad

        Does a mother pushing her baby in a pram out for a stroll really need some self styled Olympic champion cyclist roaring BIKE! behind her?

  2. Dhaughton99

    Eamon and his camera would be in the Royal Canal if he was pointing it at me like that. Did you ask for permission or you don’t have to because it’s in public?

Comments are closed.

Sponsored Link
Broadsheet.ie