The Limerick Greenway has played host to well over 200,000 people since it opened during the summer and some 70 per cent of those who have visited to date are cyclists.
The 40km Limerick Greenway opened in July, despite some delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, after having €5 million spent on repurposing it.
The contract awarded to Roadbridge in June, 2020, involved the upgrade of the entire 40km of the greenway from Rathkeale to Abbeyfeale to a 3-metre wide macadam surface; bringing the route to the highest national standard.
The new greenway opened to the public on July 1st and since then some 220,000 people have visited it, with seven in 10 being cyclists.
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The busiest day was on Sunday, August 29th, with 5,230 people visited the greenway. Counters have been installed on the greenway to record the number of people visiting the facility, and whether they are on foot or on bikes.
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The greenway connects Rathkeale, Newcastle West, Ardagh, Templeglantine and Abbeyfeale.
As well as the money spent on repurposing the greenway, to launch as a new facility, several million Euro has also been committed to market it as a destination.
Springboard and Totem, two Munster-based firms who previously promoted the Waterford Greenway, were appointed to promote the Limerick Greenway, which is now being backed as a major tourism drawn in post-pandemic Ireland.
The council said the companies had been tasked with devising “a suite of promotional material for the upgraded greenway and will assist the council on stepping up marketing and promotion”.
