REVEALED: Full list of Offaly areas receiving Active Travel and Greenway funding for 2026

Offaly has been allocated a total of €3,860,000 in funding under the National Transport Authority’s Active Travel and Greenway Programme for 2026, supporting a comprehensive range of projects across the county.

The allocations, which will be delivered through Offaly County Council, will cover improvements to walking and cycling infrastructure, Safe Routes to School schemes, pedestrian crossings, village footpaths, greenway connections and bus stop upgrades.

It will also allow for continued progress on the Daingean to Edenderry Greenway, a project with significant potential to enhance connectivity, outdoor recreation, and local tourism.

Among the projects to benefit from the funding are the development of Birr Riverside Walk, further development of the Tullamore Cycle Network, new and upgraded pedestrian crossings and footpaths in Birr, Banagher, Shinrone, Rath, Mucklagh, Rhode and Edenderry and a number of Safe Routes to School schemes, as well as investment in bus stop enhancements across Offaly.

Offaly's allocation comes as part of the €360 million in capital funding dedicated for Active Travel and Greenways across Ireland in 2026.

The announcement was made by Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien, Minister of State with responsibility for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports, Seán Canney and Minister of State with responsibility for Rural Transport Jerry Buttimer on Monday January 19. 

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The full list of Offaly's approved areas and their allocations are as follows:

Tullamore - Cycle Network Phase 1: €300,000 for cycling links between residential areas and schools including Educate Together and St Joseph’s National School Arden View

Cloghan - Active Travel Footpath Improvements: €400 for completion of survey images along Hill Street

Birr - Riverside Walk: €82,400 to upgrade existing riverside paths and improve links across the R440 and N52

Rhode - Village Pedestrian Crossings and Footpaths: €400 for completion of survey images at a key junction

Shinrone/Cloughjordan - Road Active Travel Scheme: €400 for survey images and pedestrian links either side of the bridge

Local Authority Active Travel Staff Costs: €290,000 for engineering and administrative support

Edenderry - Safe Routes to School Round 1 Design: €10,000 for St Mary’s National School and Scoil Bhríde

Banagher - Safe Routes to School Round 1 Design: €250,000 for St Rynagh’s National School and Banagher College

Edenderry - Active Travel Elements: €400 for survey images for junction and footpath improvements

Edenderry - Harbour and Grand Canal Link: €100,000 for a completed cycling and pedestrian link to the Grand Canal Greenway

Tullamore - Cox’s Bridge, Clara Road: €375,000 for pedestrian and cycling safety measures

Tullamore - Spollenstown Road Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge: €10,000

Tullamore - Safe Routes to School Round 2, Scoil Mhuire: €10,000

Tullamore - Convent Road, Bury Bridge: €40,000 for new pedestrian footpath works

Tullamore - Collins Lane Permeability Link Road: €350,000 linking Collins Lane to Driom Liath housing estate

Edenderry - Three New Pedestrian Crossings: €380,000

Rath - Village Active Travel Elements: €160,000 for new and upgraded footpaths

Portarlington - Safe Routes to School Round 3 Coláiste Íosagáin: €250,000

Ferbane - Permeability Link to the Grand Canal Greenway: €10,000

Daingean - Active Travel Elements and Junction Upgrade: €10,000

Mucklagh - Active Travel Elements: €35,000 for a raised pedestrian crossing at the national school

Banagher - Active Travel Elements Church Street: €80,000 for footpath upgrades

Rhode - Village North Active Travel Elements R400: €80,000

Tullamore - Srah Road, Two New Pedestrian Crossings: €80,000

Shinrone - Active Travel Elements, Brosna Road: €80,000 for new and upgraded footpaths

Killina - Safe Routes to School Round 4 Presentation Secondary School: €8,000

Clonbulloge - Safe Routes to School Round, 4 St Patrick’s National School: €8,000

In addition to the above, Offaly has received further transport funding including:

Bus Stop Enhancement Programme: €500,000 for upgrades to bus stops across the county

Local Transport and Mobility Plans: €25,000 for Tullamore, Edenderry, Birr, Clara and Banagher