Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties Railway (SLMCR) Greenway Concept and Feasibility Public Consultation

13th April 2023

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Leitrim County Council in partnership with Sligo County Council, Cavan County Council, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, and under the auspices of Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and Department for Infrastructure (DfI) are developing the Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties Railway (SLNCR) Greenway.

Following a technical IT issue, a further period of Public Consultation on the study area and constraints is planned from Monday 17 April to Monday 15 May 2023.

A Public Consultation was held on the Project between24 January and 10 February 2023, including in-person events.

Due to a technical IT issue associated with the ‘Contact Us’ tab on the www.slncr-greenway.com website, a number of digital submissions were not received during the Public Consultation period which ended on 10 February 2023.  This error has been rectified ad we request that submissions previously made through the ‘Contact Us’ tab of www.slncr-greenway.com website are resubmitted.

If your submission was made on person, by post or via email to slncr-greenway@arup.com, your submission has been received and you do not need to resubmit.  A FAQs tab has also be added to the website (www.slncr-greenway.com) which aims to answer questions which were raised in submissions received to date.

Hard copies of the brochures and comment sheets are still available for collection from the offices below or you can call +44 28 9089 0900 or email slncr-greenway@arup.com to request a hard copy.

  • Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, County Buildings, 15 East Bridge Street, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, BT74 7BA
  • Leitrim County Council, Manorhamilton Branch Library, Main Street, Manorhamilton, Co Leitrim, F91 C862
  • Sligo County Council, County Hall, Riverside, Sligo, F91 Y763
  • Cavan County Council, Cavan Courthouse, Farnham St Abbeyland, Cavan, H12 R6V2

Comment sheets can be submitted via the ‘Contact Us’ feedback page on the project website or email to slncr-greenway@arup.com or by return of post to one of the following addresses:

  • Arup, Bedford House, 16-22 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7FD
  • Arup, 50 Ringsend Road, Dublin, D04 T6X0

The closing date for submissions is 5pm on 15 May 2023.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.  Leitrim County Council values the opinion of the community on the project and welcomes comment from the public and interested parties.

For further information, please visit the Project website at www.slncr-greenway.com.