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Galway county council staff were this week accused of being discourteous to farmers whose lands are along the proposed Greenway route between Galway and Ballinasloe. The route has proved controversial due to initial fears that land for the Greenway was to be acquired using compulsory purchase orders (CPOs). The IFA, farmers, and landowners previously voiced their anger about that proposal. Earlier this year councillors voted to remove the threat of CPOs and council staff have been liasing with farmers and landowners along the route to move the process forward.

A research team from Civil Engineering at NUI Galway has launched a survey of the Great Western Greenway to aid the design of similar cycling routes nationwide. The greenway, which runs from Westport to Achill Sound, has proven a major success since the full length of track was opened two years ago.

The Gourmet Greenway, Mayo’s only food trail, celebrated its second birthday last Thursday night with a premier screening of Ireland’s first spaghetti western—Once Upon a Time in Mayo.

Supt Foley said that the gardaí are conscious of the importance of the Greenway for the town and said that a number of issues which had been taking place on the Greenway, such as illegal drinking, have been reduced.

The Western Greenway, currently stretching 42km from Westport to Achill, has already generated a massive profit of €2 million in its first year, MEP Jim Higgins has asserted.

The mayor of Castlebar, Cllr Eugene McCormack, has said he is very happy about the success of the new bridge across Lough Lannagh.

The hugely successful Greenway got a massive boost this week with the announcement yesterday (Thursday) of a further €1.8 million investment. The funding under Fáilte Ireland's Tourism Capital Investment Programme, which was announced by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism, and Sport Michael Ring, will see two further extensions to the Greenway project.

Westport Town Council has announced that the Westport Greenway project has been shortlisted for the 2011 LAMA Awards.

Offensive graffiti on the Greenway from Westport to the Quay, was condemned by a local area councillor at a meeting on Monday, however the senior executive officer, Martin Keating, reassured members that in comparison to other towns graffiti in Westport is at a much lower level.