Cork County Council is inviting members of the public to participate in the third public consultation for the Cork to Kinsale Greenway.

The council said that the purpose of this non-statutory public consultation is to display and present the emerging preferred route corridor for the greenway and to invite feedback.

The project, funded by Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s (TII) Greenway Programme, aims to provide a greenway between Cork City and Kinsale, and a link to future greenways in west Cork.

The project is currently nearing completion of phase 2, known as the option selection process.

last autumn, the second public consultation was held, which presented the route corridor options that had been identified.

The public consultation is now open online at the Cork Kinsale Greenway website until August 15, 2025.

Cork County Council said that submissions are welcomed from all interested parties.

There will also be three in-person public consultation events where members of the public are invited to view the emerging preferred route corridor, meet the project team, and provide feedback.

The public events will take place from 2:00p.m until 8:00p.m at the following locations:

Tuesday, July 8: Riverstick Community Centre, Riverstick;
Tuesday, July 15: Acton’s Hotel, Kinsale;
Tuesday, July 22: Viaduct Restaurant & Bar, Old Bandon Road.

Mayor of the County of Cork, Councillor Mary Linehan Foley welcomed the next step in progressing the greenway.

“This is a significant project that aims to provide a sustainable, accessible, safe and attractive greenway for locals and visitors to travel between two important destinations.

"Identifying the emerging preferred route corridor is a major milestone in the progression of the project.

"I encourage landowners within the corridor to participate in this public consultation, it is important to meet with the project team and express your views on the greenway," she said.