€95,000 Allocated From Carbon Tax Fund To Midlands Greenway Project

It's said to be an important opportunity for former Bord na Móna workers.

€95,000 is being allocated from the Carbon Tax Fund to a greenway project in the Midlands. 

The joint plan involving Westmeath and Offaly County Councils is aimed at linking Athlone to Clonmacnoise. 

It follows a seperate application to the Just Transition Fund for more long term projects by the Athlone to Clonmacnoise Greenway Group.

Westmeath Fine Gael councillor John Dolan says it's a legacy project that can bring employment to former Bord na Móna workers:

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