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)
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but most importantly…OTTERS!
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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
can they not feck off to the other side?
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.
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)
They may not be running beside each other. She may have been powering past when the shot was taken.
Or one of them could be a really far away giant.
Good point Rob!
In your face Bucks Fizz!!
if that’s loose gravel it wont be used by cyclists….
great!!
How do you paint symbols on loose gravel?
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.
Oh for fupp sake, do you want another special lane for MAMILs now?
They have roads, which they’re perfectly entitled to use. So it’s not a problem.
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?
‘need’ is probably too strong a word
hopefully not the kind that would be bothered by it anyway …
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?
Don’t have to because it is in public.
I’d say Eamonn would take you fairly handily.
Dhaughton99, Eamonn always asks for permission.
Do you think Eamon made up the names too?
eamonn’s quaking in his boots just at the sight of your resting wagon face foghorn leghorn
Looking forward to the Dublin – Galway Greenway :)
ha…I know yer one pushin that pram! kid looks familiar too….gulp!