Welcome to the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway Project

The Project

Westmeath County Council in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) intends to deliver a greenway from Kilbeggan to Mullingar. This section of greenway will complete a strategic link between the established greenway infrastructure on the Grand Canal Greenway (linking Kilbeggan with Tullamore) and the Old Rail Trail/ Royal Canal Greenways (linking Mullingar with Athlone, Dublin, and Longford). This will provide a high-quality greenway, designed to promote cycling, walking and other non-motorised travel.

In 2023, WCC appointed RPS to deliver the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway Project through Phases 1 to 4 of the TII Project Management Guidelines.

Public Consultation

The non-statutory Public Consolation No. 3 Emerging Preferred Route Corridor is being held to update all stakeholders, landowners, members of the public and interested parties on the project progress to date and the preferred corridor within which the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway is likely to be developed.

Westmeath County Council is inviting all interested parties to participate in this public consultation on the Emerging Preferred Route Corridor.

The consultation period opens on Monday 16^th June 2025.

The closing date for submissions is 4pm on Friday 25^th July 2025.

Further information on Public Consultation No. 3 Emerging Preferred Route Corridor is available in the virtual consultation platform at the link below:

Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway: Consultation

Progress to Date

In Phase 1 (Concept and Feasibility), the first non-statutory public consultation for the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway Project was held in May 2023 and displayed the study area for the project. Feedback from the first public consultation helped inform the identification of areas of interest and constraints, which in turn informed the development of route corridor options within which a route for the greenway could be developed.

In Phase 2 (Options Selection), two feasible route corridor options were identified to connect tourism and leisure attractions and use publicly owned land where possible. Both route corridor options start in Kilbeggan Harbour and end in Mullingar with one corridor to the west of Lough Ennell and one corridor to the east of Lough Ennell.

A second public consultation was held in May 2024 where the two route corridor options were displayed. Feedback from the second public consultation helped inform the appraisal process of the route corridor options. Other factors that were considered in the appraisal included the project objectives, the locations of attractions within the corridors, and environmental constraints.

 Following the completion of the Options Selection appraisal an Emerging Preferred Route Corridor (EPRC) has now been identified for the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway. This EPRC starts at Kilbeggan Harbour and includes a section north along the River Brosna to Ballynagore. From here it then continues north to just south of Lough Ennell. At this point the EPRC includes a corridor linking it to Lilliput Adventure Centre. The EPRC then goes eastwards to Dalystown before turning north and continuing to the east of Lough Ennell. The EPRC includes both Carrick Wood and Belvedere House and Gardens. From here it continues north around Lough Ennell to Lynn Road before turning northwest to join with the Old Rail Trail to the southwest of Mullingar.

What's Happening Now

The non-statutory Public Consultation No. 3 Emerging Preferred Route Corridor is being held to update all stakeholders, landowners, members of the public and interested parties on the project progress to date and the preferred corridor within which the Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway is likely to be developed. Westmeath County Council is inviting all interested parties to participate in this public consultation on the Emerging Preferred Route Corridor. Submissions can be made online, using the feedback form available in the virtual consultation room (see link below) or through making a submission by email or post (using the details at the bottom of the page).

Key Dates and Information for submissions

The consultation period opens on Monday 16^th June 2025.

The closing date for submissions is 4pm on Friday 25^th July 2025.

Submission on this consultation can be made via:

1. Online by visiting Kilbeggan to Mullingar Greenway: Consultation
2. Email:  info@kilbeggantomullingargreenway.ie   
3. Post:    RPS, IDA Business & Technology Park, Mervue, Galway, H91 H9CK.