Corbally Canal filmed by David Knox, narrated by Liam Kenny
€45,000 has been allocated for a Feasibility Study ‘to assess the development potential for enhancing the Corbally Canal between Naas and Corbally Basin as a Greenway’. This initiative is part of the Corbally Canal and River Liffey Corridor Enhancement Scheme.
As part of the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS), Minister Humphreys announced the allocation of around €2.3 million to develop 50 new outdoor recreation projects throughout the country.
- Funding will support preparatory work required to bring large scale outdoor recreation projects to a shovel-ready stage
- Investment will ensure a strong pipeline of outdoor amenity projects right across the country in the coming years
Another Step Closer
Thanks are due to all involved so far, in the research and promotion of the Corbally Canal as a future heritage, tourist and recreation waterway, available to local and visiting boaters, canoeists, cyclists, kayakers and walkers of all abilities and ages.
Corbally Canal © D Knox
Corbally Canal © D Knox
More information is available here:
Corbally Guided Walk – Heritage Week 2022
The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS)
ORIS provides funding as follows:
- Measure 1: Small scale repair/development/promotion and marketing (up to €30,000 grant available)
- Measure 2: Medium scale upgrade and new trail/amenity development (up to €200,000 grant available)
- Measure 3: Large scale repair/upgrade and new strategic trail/amenity development (up to €500,000 grant available)
- Project Development Measure: Development costs for strategic large-scale Measure 2 or Measure 3 type projects e.g. detailed design, preparation for the planning and/or procurement, appropriate assessment etc. (up to €50,000 grant available)