Killarney

<h3>A local councillor has called on Kerry County Council to source funding to initiate a detailed feasibility study to provide a riverside park, walkway and cycleway, on the banks of the River Laune, Killorglin.</h3>
Fianna F&aacute;il Councillor, Michael Cahill, said that landowners on either side of the Laune Bridge are amenable to proposals for such a project.
 &#8220;We need to prepare the ground to be in a position to apply for funding for such a large and exciting project,&#8221; he said.
 &#8220;The time is now to make investigative preparations which could be done in conjunction with the Town Regeneration Scheme, to include the old metal Railway Bridge and also to facilitate future connections to countywide Greenways. Killorglin is a town with many proud traditions, with a population interested in many types of activity, sporting and leisure included. The appetite for a town park at its very core on the banks of the Laune is enormous, as is evidenced by the excited conversations generated locally when the possibility recently emerged of land being available.&#8221;
 He added that Kerry County Council has advised him that the provision of a riverside park and walkway at that location shall be considered as part of the overall design process under the Natural Amenity Connectivity intervention.
 &#8220;I am asking that we proceed immediately to complete an application for funding to carry out a feasibility study,&rdquo; he said.
 &ldquo;There are exciting times ahead for Killorglin also with recent funding of &euro;1.2m from the Department of Rural and Community Development to complete the design and planning approval up to pre-construction stage for Rural Regeneration Development. The overall cost of the current Regeneration Scheme for Killorglin is &euro;6.5 million. I wish to acknowledge the generosity of the McCarthy family who have offered a magnificent site for this very purpose on the banks of the River Laune. This town park when developed, will be the envy of every town in Ireland.&#8221;

Calls for feasibility study to develop town park

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