Around €345,000 has been announced for the Shannonside region this morning under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme.
€160,000 is being allocated for work in Leitrim, while €103,000 is going to Roscommon, and almost €83,000 has been allocated for Longford.
The grants range from €3,000 to €20,000 euro for various projects including €19,800 for the development of a trail link at Lough Rinn, and the same amount for the development of a trail at Keeldra Lake in Leitrim.
In Longford, the grants include €20,000 each for a river walk in Aughnacliffe, and a bog walk at Knappogue.
In Roscommon, €20,000 has been allocated for the enhancement of a cycle trail opened earlier this year between Boyle and Lough Key, while funding of €20,000 is also being given for the upgrading of the National Famine Walk between Strokestown and Tarmonbarry.
The full list of grants for the region can be seen here
| Leitrim | Lough Rinn Trail | Development of trail link | Lough Rinn Trail | €19,800.00 |
| Leitrim | Glenfarne Woods Thematic Placement and Design | Assessment and Design project | Glenfarne Wood, Glenfarne, Co. Leitrim | €20,000.00 |
| Leitrim | Glenfarne Demonstration Trail Improvements | Trail enhancement | Glenfarne Greenway Demonstration Stretch | €19,350.00 |
| Leitrim | Glencar Waterfall | Upgrade works | Glencar Waterfall, Leitrim | €18,000.00 |
| Leitrim | Keeldra Lake | Trail development | Keeldra Lake | €19,800.00 |
| Leitrim | Castlecara | Trail extension | Castlecara Footway Extension | €19,980.00 |
| Leitrim | Corry Strand Amenity | Trail upgrade | Corry Strand Amenity, Lough Allen, Leitrim | €18,000.00 |
| Leitrim Dev | Leave no Trace Material Supports | Nationwide marketing and promotion | All counties in Ireland | €19,800.00 |
| Longford | Aughnacliffe River Walk | Development of phase 2 | Aughnacliffe, Co. Longford | €20,000.00 |
| Longford | Knappogue Bog walk Extension | An extension to the Knappogue Bog Walk | Knappogue Bog, Longford | €20,000.00 |
| Longford | Old Bog Line | The reinstatement of the Bog Line to provide a walking trail for the local community | Culray, Aughnacliffe, Co. Longford | €20,000.00 |
| Longford | Ballinamuck Signage | The design and provision of signage | Ballinamuck, Co. Longford | €2,745.45 |
| Longford | Commons North walk Upgrade | Maintenance & repairs | Commons North, Lanesborough | €20,000.00 |
| Roscommon | Boyle to Lough Key Cycleway | Enhancement of cycle trail | Boyle to Lough Key | €20,000.00 |
| Roscommon | National Famine Way | Upgrade of walk | Strokestown to Tarmonbarry | €20,000.00 |
| Roscommon | Video Marketing Campaign | Marketing and Promotion | Throughout Co Roscommon | €20,000.00 |
| Roscommon | Visitor Monitoring Equipment | Purchase & installation of effective visitor equipment at various locations along Roscommon’s trails/activities to collect date and in turn, drive decisions on development of outdoor trails/activities | Throughout Co Roscommon | €20,000.00 |
| Roscommon Leader | Promotion/Marketing project for The Miners Way & Historical Trail Region | Upgrade marketing material | Una Bhan Tourism Co-operative Society, Grounds of King House, Main St. Boyle, Co. Roscommon | €15,127.58 |
| Roscommon Leader | Granlahan Loops | Enhancement works and enhancements | Granlahan, Co Roscommon | €8,280.36 |
