The greenway will run from the 12th lock at Castleknock to the Kildare border close to Leixlip Confey railway station. Photo: Fingal.iePlans to construct an 8km missing link in the 150km Dublin to Longford Royal Canal Greenway are finally to be submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála by Fingal County Council, 14 years after the project was proposed. Once the Fingal section is complete, cyclists will be able to travel on the scenic canal route from Dublin’s docklands to Longford, or Athlone. The Royal Canal Greenway extends across six local authority areas – Dublin City Council, and Fingal, Kildare, Meath, Westmeath and Longford County Councils. By 2019 the Meath to Kildare section was complete, and the following year, Dublin City Council opened a short section from the Docklands to the North Strand.

Source: The Irish Times January 18, 2026 09:00 UTC