Mountain Biking Kerry have created a great video showing progress of Greenway construction. It great to see the route taking shape since the previous drone video from 2016 was captured.
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Orchard Planting Day #1
The first batch of fruit and nut trees were planted as part of the greenway orchard today with the help of all the volunteer planters from Tralee Youthreach, who did a great job of digging holes, planting the trees and staking them. We will be back to mulch them soon.
Go raibh maith agaibh to all the Tralee Youthreach, Transition Kerry and Tralee to Fenit Greenway volunteers and little helpers too!
This project and is funded through Local Agenda 21 from Kerry County Council.
Sign of the times !
New signage at the entrance of the greenway
Community Orchard
Are you interested in helping develop a linear orchard consisting of Community Heritage Orchard, Soft Fruit Garden and Nuttery along the urban section of the Tralee to Fenit Greenway. The proposed site is a strip of scrub land which runs along the east side of the route between the Rock Street entrance and the access point to St. Brendans Park and Connolly Park.
The project aims reconnect with nature through food, landscape and community, to provide an example of how we can introduce food back into the urban landscape and increase local food security, through relearning the art of growing our own food.
If you are interested in getting involved please contact: orchard@traleefenitgreenway.com or see the Community Orchard page for more information.
This project is funded by Kerry County Councils Local Agenda 21 fund with the support of Transition Kerry
Green light for the Green way !
Great news, the Part VIII planning application for the Tralee to Fenit Greenway has just been approved unanimously by all Tralee Municipal councilors in Kerry County Council !
Public consultation day
Kerry County Council is holding a public consultation day regarding the proposed Tralee to Fenit Greenway.
Venue: Fenit Parish Centre
Date: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Time: 11am – 8pm
Maps of the route of the proposed greenway will be on display for inspection throughout the day. Kerry County Council officials will be available to discuss any aspect of the project on a one-to-one basis with landowners and interested parties during the hours specified above. In the event that a person cannot attend, an appointment can be made on an alternative date in their office in Tralee or at their landholding if preferred.
There will also be a public consultation the following day regarding the proposed Great Southern Trail from Listowel to the County Bounds.
Venue: Listowel Arms Hotel (Greenville Room)
Date: Thursday 24th May 2018
Time: 11am – 8pm
Great news around hopefully Ireland’s longest Greenway from Fenit to Limerick is not too far away, please come out and support Kerry County County Council on these projects.
Major green-light for Greenway – Kerrys Eye
Article from Kerry’s Eye 15th of March 2018
Part 8 planning to be complete by July
There was positive news at todays Tralee municipal district meeting council meeting following questions raised by a number of councilors. Kerry Council council confirmed that they have now completed the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) screening reports for the greenway, these reports were required in order to determine the planning with is required for the project.
EIA Screening is carried out in order to determine if an Environmental Impact Assessment is required while the AA Screening determines the potential effects, if any, of the proposed project on sites with European conservation designations, i.e. Natura 2000 sites located nearby.
The findings of these reports is positive recommending that the remainder of the project can proceed under a Part 8 planning process (similar to the previous phases of the project) rather than requiring a more laborious and expensive application to An Bord Pleanala or a full Environment Impact Statement (EIS) which has caused delays in the delivery of the South Kerry Greenway.
Kerry Council Council also confirmed that work will now commence on preparing this application and reopening of dialogue with landowners and residents whose land adjoins the former railway, this is expected to be complete by July.
As per the part 8 planning process the council will then publish their proposals for the remainder of the line and the public will have an opportunity to make observations, all going well the results of the process should be known by late September or October.
If the project receives planning approval it will be in an ideal position to contend for national greenway funding which is due to open at the end of the year.
Radio Kerry – No Time for Tardiness for Tralee-Fenit Greenway
Feint resident Mike O’Neil spoke to Jerry O’Sullivan on Radio Kerry yesterday,
You can listen back to the interview here:
The story also featured on the news for the day:
http://www.radiokerry.ie/calls-keep-proposed-tralee-fenit-greenway-project-alive/
Kerrys Eye – Fury at Greenway Delay
Article and Editor’s Comment from this weeks Kerry’s Eye ahead to this weekends ‘Cycle the Line’ event.
