Farmers reject claim that deal done on new Greenway

FARMERS in the Corofin and Ballyglunin area have angrily rejected suggestions that the IFA has agreed an alternative route for a Greenway linking Tuam and Athenry.
Belclare Cllr Billy Connelly made the claim during a debate at Galway Co Council last week.
Cllr Connelly said the IFA had agreed to an alternative route to that being proposed by the Tuam Greenway group, which is seeking to develop a cycle and walking path along the old railway linking the two towns.
However, Stephen Canavan, the IFA’s county officer for Corofin, who lives in Ballyglunin, said there was no knowledge of any meeting or agreement in relation to the matter.

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