By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy
Cathaoirleach of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council, Cllr Barbara-Anne Murphy, accepted an invitation from Enniscorthy Community Alliance and performed the official launch of The Shannon Way Project at the green on Armstrong’s Range, Enniscorthy, this evening.
The Shannon Way Project is a dynamic community-led effort to rejuvenate Enniscorthy East through environmental and public space improvements.
The initiative will create a vibrant “clean and greener mile” from Railway Square to Drumgoold, encouraging residents to reclaim and enjoy public walkways, laneways, and green areas.
The theme of The Shannon Way Project is ‘clean streets are safer streets’.
Cllr Murphy complimented the community initiative and the groups involved and wished them well with the project.
Other speakers included Billy Murphy, Chair of Enniscorthy Community Alliance, John Jude Murphy, Enniscorthy Community Alliance and Seamus Whitney, Chair Enniscorthy East Community Development Group. Cllr John O’Rourke and District Manager, Claire Lawless, represented Enniscorthy Municipal District Council.
A tree was planted on the green at Armstrong’s Range which is an area where the community can come together to relax and converse.
The Shannon Way initiative has been made possible through generous funding from the Department of Justice’s Community Safety Initiative Fund. The project is being led by Enniscorthy Community Alliance, with strong support from partners including Enniscorthy Municipal District, Wexford County Council, Enniscorthy East Community Development Group and Enniscorthy Tidy Towns volunteers.
A number of plans are in the pipeline including the development of a Shannon Heritage Trail and the group has taken charge of the Captain Wafer Community Hall.
Enniscorthy Community Alliance will also engage with the schools to participate in the project during the next school term.
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