Kerry County Council has today (Wednesday, April 29) launched a public consultation on the construction of another section of the South Kerry Greenway.

The local authority said it has begun the planning phase of the greenway section at Cloghanelinaghan, near Caherciveen.

The 1.3km section of the amenity will run parallel to a local road at Cloghanelinaghan which overlooks the Cahersiveen estuary.

The council said that when completed, this part of the greenway will connect to the Cahersiveen Viaduct and on to Cahersiveen town to the south.

On the northern side, the route will adjoin a further section of the greenway towards Kells.

South Kerry Greenway

The Cloghanelinaghan section of the South Kerry Greenway was omitted from the original planning application, to allow for further investigation and assessment.

Kerry County Council said that all the "necessary screenings and evaluations" have now been completed.

A period of public consultation on the planned route will begin this week and run until May 27, 2026.

The council said that the proposed works involve the construction of a paved surface and the installation of fencing, signage, drainage and landscaping works.

The proposed project can be inspected in Kerry County Council offices in Tralee, Cahersiveen and Castleisland, or on the local authority's website.

Submissions must be received by June 11, 2026, after which a report of the consultation process and submissions will be presented to Kerry county councillors.

Meanwhile, Kerry County Council said that work continues on the construction of other sections of the South Kerry Greenway.

This work includes a further 2km section of the route between Glenbeigh and Mountain Stage, which will open to the public in June, as well as the installation of an underpass at Gorntagree on the N70 road.

Last month, the council confirmed that the estimated cost of the South Kerry Greenway project now stands at €72 million.

The local authority and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) are currently working on the 27km greenway from Glenbeigh to Cahersiveen.

In November 2020, An Bord Pleanála approved the project, along with an accompanying compulsory purchase order (CPO) for the lands required.

There are over 130 landowners who own land along the route of the greenway. The council recently confirmed that more than half of them have yet to be paid.