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Over €2M in funding to get Donegal’s islands on right road

written by Staff Writer March 9, 2022
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Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced funding of €2.09 million for upgrades to island roads in Donegal.

A total of 14 road projects are being funded on Arranmore, Tory, Inisbofin and Gola island.

The announcement follows an agreement between the Department of Rural and Community Development in relation to the upgrades of various roads on Donegal islands.

To date, roads on the islands have suffered neglect because they were not under the remit of Donegal County Council and therefore did not qualify for certain funding streams.

As part of this agreement, Donegal County Council has agreed to take charge of the roads once the works are complete with 100% of the costs being incurred by the Department of Rural and Community Development.

The projects themselves include resurfacing drainage and other ancillary works on various road projects across the islands.

Minister Charlie McConalogue said “The funding announcement of over €2m and the agreement between Donegal County Council and the Department of Rural and Community Development is good news for Donegal’s islands and will help improve the infrastructure of our islands. Our islands are beautiful places and an integral part of the fabric of Donegal and we must support island infrastructure for those living on the islands.”

Deputy Joe McHugh said “I am delighted to see this funding of over €2M being allocated by my colleague Minister Heather Humphreys to fourteen roads projects across four of our Islands.”

“This is brilliant news for these island communities which will see resurfacing, drainage and other ancillary works carried out on various road projects, as well as the provision of signs and junction markings on these four islands.

“Our islands are an integral part of our heritage and culture, and these improvements will greatly benefit these communities as well as those visiting these beautiful locations,” concluded McHugh.

Councillor Michael Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig said the allocation was very encouraging news for the islands. “It will mean so much to the people on the islands.

Cllr Mac Giolla Easbuig continued: “I’d like to recognise the comharchumainn on Thoraí, Árainn Mhór, Inis Bó Finne and Gabhla, especially Noirin Muldowney and Marjorie Uí Chearbhaill on their work on this.

“These island communities that have been neglected for generations are now starting to get recognition. There is a new generation of young people who want to return to the islands to live and work. Our roads will be in a good shape, we have the broadband, now all we need is the water infrastructure.”

These roads are currently not in charge of the local authority but form part of the everyday road network for the island communities. As the roads were not under Donegal County Council’s remit they did not qualify for funding to date under the existing scheme for island works administered by the Department.

In order for the Department to be in a position to fund these works, Donegal County Council have adopted a policy to take these roads in charge once the upgrading works have been completed.  The Department is providing 100% of the costs of these works. 

Island Road Length (m) Cost (€)
Árainn Mhór Ring Road, from local road L-9023 (Lighthouse Road) to local road L-3163 at Athphort, to include the provision of passing bays 4770

 

550,000
Árainn Mhór Ring Road (Screig an tSeabhaic  Link), from the end of the existing local road at Screig an tSeabhaic to the Lighthouse Road 2270

 

263,000
Árainn Mhór Lighthouse Road, from the end of local road L-9023, at the Ring Road junction, to the lighthouse, including surfacing of the existing parking area at the lighthouse, delineation of the lake shore and the existing parking area adjacent to the Beaver Island Monument, and the provision of passing bays 2680 355,000
Árainn Mhór From the end of local road L-3163, near the helipad, to Rannagh Pier (Cé na Reannaí) 190

 

22,000

 

Árainn Mhór Leadhb Reannach /An Baile Árd Road, from local road L-3163, near Athphort School, to local road L-9033 at Ballard 1170

 

132,000
Árainn Mhór An Uillinn/An Baile Árd Road, from local road L-3163, at An Uillinn crossroads, to the Leadhb Reannach /An Baile Árd road described above 810 85,000
Árainn Mhór Leadhb Reannach Link Road, connecting the Leadhb Reannach /An Baile Árd road to the An Uillinn/An Baile Árd road 520

 

55,000
Árainn Mhór Continuation of the cemetery road to the new cemetery, including the turning area 100

 

23,000
Árainn Mhór Road leading from local road L-3103, at Comharchumann Oileán Árainn Mhór, to a small cove at Carraig na Loinge (Na Clocha Corra), to include a turning area 390

 

46,000
Árainn Mhór Road in the townland of Na Goirt Ghearra, leading from local road L-3123, at the top of Pinkie Hill, towards the telecommunication masts 180 20,000
Inis Bó Finne

 

Road leading from the old schoolhouse to the last dwelling adjacent to An Mullach Bán, to include surfacing of existing open area at top of slipway 950

 

151,000
Toraigh

 

Lighthouse Road, leading from local road L-9013 to the lighthouse, to include the provision of passing bays 1520

 

228,000
Gabhla Road connecting two piers on Gabhla 1100 150,000
All Signs and junction markings to all above 10,000
Total     €2,090,000

 

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