Cork To Kinsale Greenway Residents Association

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27/11/2025

Tanaiste: "I'm not certain I'm comfortable with its (CPO) use in relation to Greenways......there does need to be a bit of common sense in terms of its (greenway) routes"

18/11/2025

📣 UPDATE FROM LEINSTER HOUSE! 🇮🇪
Last Wednesday, 12th November, a peaceful and powerful protest took place outside Leinster House to coincide with the Transport Committee hearing on Active Travel and Greenways. 💚🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️

🎥 Watch back the discussion:
👉 Oireachtas Committees Video Archive
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-tv/video-archive/committees/10799/

📝 Read the full transcript:
👉 Joint Committee on Transport Debate – 12 Nov 2025
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_transport/2025-11-12/3/

🌍 Representation from across Ireland!
A fantastic turnout from 16 counties, including Cork, Mayo, Galway, Donegal, Kerry, Leitrim, Sligo, Clare and many more. 💪💛
Thank you to everyone who travelled, stood together, and raised their voices. 🙌

🙏 Our thanks go to those within the Transport Committee and relevant Departments who ensured the topic was placed on the agenda, facilitated meetings, and engaged constructively with us throughout the day. Your time and willingness to listen made a real difference. 🤝

👏 Special appreciation to local representatives who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with hundreds of peaceful protesters for the entire event. Your solidarity did not go unnoticed. 💯

🌱 Our position remains clear:
We are not opposed to greenways.
We support community-led amenities, the protection of property rights, and the mental health and wellbeing of landowners. 💚

Greenways should be built with communities, not imposed on them. Local voices must shape local projects. 🗣️❤️

🚫🏞️ For these reasons, we believe Compulsory Purchase Orders should NOT be part of greenway projects.
Partnership, respect, and collaboration must come first.

💬 Thank you to everyone continuing to stand with us.
The conversation is only beginning – and together, we’re stronger. 💪✨

26/10/2025

🚍 Bus to Peaceful Protest – Leinster House, November 12th

A peaceful protest will take place outside Leinster House on Tuesday, November 12th, at 8.00am.
The bus will be leaving Ballinhassig Village at 5:00am sharp 🕔 — please be on time!

If you’d like to come along and book a seat, please contact this page to reserve your spot.

💬 A gentle reminder:
This peaceful protest is not about being against greenways — it’s about standing against the use of CPOs (Compulsory Purchase Orders) for non-essential infrastructure and ensuring landowners are treated with respect.

Let’s make our voices heard, respectfully and peacefully. ✊

🚨 Important Update for All Impacted Landowners and Supporters 🚨On Wednesday, November 12th, Transport Infrastructure Ire...
17/10/2025

🚨 Important Update for All Impacted Landowners and Supporters 🚨

On Wednesday, November 12th, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) will be appearing before the Oireachtas Transport Committee.

That same morning, impacted landowners from across the country will gather for a peaceful protest outside Leinster House to stand in solidarity and to make it clear:

👉 We will not stand for Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) for greenways.

This is about fairness, respect for rural communities, and protecting our rights as landowners.

📍 Where: Leinster House, Dublin
🕗 When: 8am, Wednesday, November 12th

🚌 A bus will be running from Ballinhassig Village to bring people up to Dublin for the protest — if you wish to come along to support and book a seat on the bus please contact this page.

Bring your voice, your neighbours, and your determination. Together, we can make sure our message is impossible to ignore. 💪

10/10/2025

🆓 Common Sense Costs Nothing — So Why Are We Wasting Millions? 💶💶

You know what? We’d have no problem at all if the authorities came out tomorrow and said:
“We’ve got this wrong. We ignored the most important stakeholders - the landowners - and we need to start afresh, this time focusing on routes along public land.”

We’d actually thank them for it. 👏 👏 Because admitting a mistake and changing course isn’t weakness - it’s leadership.

Before racing ahead into another multi-million euro project, how about asking the simplest question of all - is this even needed?

We’ve seen it all around the country:
➡️ In Belclare to Murrisk (Mayo), they had a route selected - then scrapped it - and now the “new” plan could see CPO and the demolition of 44 homes!!
➡️ Every one of the 12 other greenway groups we met last week had the same story:
❌ Doors slammed shut when they tried to engage
❌ Land taken by CPO but landowners still awaiting payment….years later
❌ “Consultations” that were a tick-box exercise ……
We could go on… and on… and on.

Meanwhile, across Ireland, bureaucracy and politics are winning - while common sense and fairness lose, time & time again! 😡😡

Let’s stop this madness. Let’s listen to the people actually affected - the real stakeholders - and make decisions that reflect the country’s real priorities:
🏠 Fixing the housing crisis
🏥 Properly funding our hospitals and healthcare system
🚔 Tackling rising crime and protecting communities
🎓 Addressing accommodation shortages for third-level students

Because honestly - when so much needs fixing in this country, do we really think spending millions on greenways through private land is what Ireland needs right now? 🤔







Louth County Council
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)
Cork To Kinsale Greenway Residents Association
LMFM
Louth Live Dundalk Democrat
The Argus
Agriland.ie
Irish Farmers Journal
Threat to Belclare to Murrisk Community
National Greenway Action Association
Irish Rural Association
Irish Farmers' Association
Achill Greenway Action Group
Westport, Murrisk, Lecanvey, Louisburgh, Roonagh CPO Opposition Page

06/10/2025

💔 It’s hard enough fighting the system - without being knocked down by harsh words from others!!🥺

At the National Greenways meeting last week, beyond the message, there was a powerful and painful theme - the hate and abuse faced by ordinary people who’ve had the courage to defend their homes and their land across the country 😮

Regrettably, we’ve also experienced similar behaviours this year, aimed at ordinary people who are doing nothing more than standing up for their community, their neighbours, and their future.

Behind the scenes, there are several people working tirelessly on behalf of everyone. They don’t do it for credit. They don’t do it for recognition…..and they certainly don’t do it for political gain.

💚They do it because they care.
❌Because they believe what’s happening is wrong.
🏡Because they want to protect the Cooley Peninsula - the place they call home.

So to those who choose to mock, abuse, undermine their efforts, or accuse them of scaremongering - maybe take a moment to stop and think 🤔. These people aren’t fighting for themselves. They’re fighting for YOU, for the young and the old, for the current generation and the ones still to come.

If they don’t stand up in this campaign, WHO WILL?

✊ Respect those who care enough to fight for you & your community - even when it’s not easy.







Cork To Kinsale Greenway Residents Association
Threat to Belclare to Murrisk Community
National Greenway Action Association
Irish Rural Association
Achill Greenway Action Group

📢 Next stop....Leinster House! Last Thursday, in Portlaoise, community representatives from across Ireland gathered...fr...
05/10/2025

📢 Next stop....Leinster House!

Last Thursday, in Portlaoise, community representatives from across Ireland gathered...from Sligo to Louth, Galway to Kerry and many places in between.

13 areas from around the country spoke about their growing concern on how greenway projects are being advanced without meaningful consultation and transparency.

Landowners spoke of the stress and uncertainty caused by the threat of losing private property, and shared calls for a transparent and balanced approach that respects rural livelihoods as well as tourism development.

Michael Collins TD told attendees that he will raise their concerns at national level and confirmed his plans to bring Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) before the Oireachtas Transport Committee. The hearing aims to provide an opportunity to hold TII to account on issues of transparency, consultation, and the use of CPOs for Greenways.

Everyone made it clear they support greenway development in principle, but voiced strong opposition to the use of CPOs for non-essential infrastructure. The meeting ended with a call for national solidarity among landowners and a renewed commitment from Deputy Collins to advocate on their behalf at the highest political level.

04/10/2025

🔥 Pride, Legacy, and Future Generations - It’s time everyone got involved ✊

To those sitting back and watching… to those who haven’t got involved yet… to those who think someone else will do it - this is YOUR call.

The greenway routes might not be through your land TODAY, but after the stories we’ve heard from across the country this week, we know anything is possible. 😡

This is about more than just land.
💚 It’s about community spirit.
💚 It’s about supporting your family, your friends, your neighbours.
💚 It’s about showing PRIDE in the peninsula and protecting what makes it home.

We need to stand together - not just for ourselves, but for the generations that will come after us. Let’s create a legacy we can hand over with pride. Let’s show the next generation that it’s ok to stand up for what is yours.

✊ The time for watching is over – the time for action is NOW.







Louth County Council
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII)
Cork To Kinsale Greenway Residents Association
Threat to Belclare to Murrisk Community
Achill Greenway Action Group
Irish Rural Association
National Greenway Action Association
Irish Farmers Journal
Irish Farmers' Association
LMFM

02/10/2025

Cork County Council should go back and review a proposed route for the Cork to Kinsale greenway with landowners and homeowners, according to a Bandon-based councillor.

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