Current Update
West Clare Railway Greenway Map:
Sections 1-4
What’s Happening Now?
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Section 1 (Kilrush to Kilkee): Current PC information
The project is currently in Phase 3: Design and Environmental Evaluation in line with the ‘Code of Best Practice for National and Regional Greenways’. This phase focuses on developing the preferred project design and assessing its environmental impacts in preparation for the statutory approval process. Public Consultation 3, which presented the Preferred Route Corridor, took place in March 2024. Since then, Clare County Council, in collaboration with scheme consultants ROD, has carefully considered the feedback received during PC3 and undertaken additional studies and evaluations of the proposed corridor. Engagement with individual landowners potentially affected by the scheme is ongoing throughout Phase 3. Every effort is being made to identify a route that delivers meaningful benefits to local communities while also supporting those who may be impacted.
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Section 2 (Ennis to Ennistymon): Current PC information
Public Consultation 2 – (Route Corridor Options) was put on public display in 2023 to gather information and feedback from members of the public. These options are currently undergoing a detailed assessment in accordance with the TII Project Manager’s Manual for Greenway Projects, TII Project Appraisal Guidelines and the Department of Transport’s Transport Appraisal Framework. Based on this evaluation process, an Emerging Preferred Route Corridor will be identified and published later this year as part of Public Consultation 3 (Preferred Route Corridor).
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Section 3 & 4 (Ennistymon to Miltown, & Malbay to Moyasta): Current PC information
Public Consultation 1 which focussed on the Study Area was held in 2024 to gather information and feedback from members of the public. Clare County Council in conjunction with the Consultants, ROD, has carefully considered the feedback received during PC1. Based on this feedback, a series of Route Corridor Options have been developed and will be published as part of Public Consultation 2.
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