130km greenway along the Royal Canal is officially launched

A new 130km greenway along the historic Royal Canal has been officially launched.
The project, which cost €12m to complete, begins in Maynooth, Co Kildare and ends in Clondra, Co Longford.
The Royal Canal trail is now the country's longest greenway, passing through counties Kildare, Meath, Westmeath and Longford.
Over 200 years old, the Royal Canal officially closed in 1960.
After 30 years of restoration the Royal Canal reopened to navigation in 2010 and now with the completion of the Greenway, you can boat, paddle, walk and cycle from Maynooth to the Shannon.
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