Hi Donal,
Thanks for getting in touch. Sorry for the delay in getting back but I was waiting on a reply from Coillte.
I’m going to put a small piece in this week’s paper and will use a few of your comments from below, if ok. I won’t name you – just use a local cyclist.
Thanks for getting in touch,
Mary.
Mary Dennehy
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Hi Mary,
I saw your recent article about developing the hellfire /masseys woods . I think this is a great idea but they seem to have forgotten about all the cyclists and mountain bikers who use the area. I emailed Coillte who said they had no plans to incorporate bike routes and or mtb trails which seems like a huge potential tourist and revenue loss. Any idea who could be contacted to try and get even a bike trails put in . Something even like the great Western cycleway they have now in mayo.
I know there are specific mtb trails in places like ticknock but it seems like a huge opportunity lost.
I and many others use the hellfire and masseys woods on the bikes ( unofficially I know ) but still there are hundreds of us up there every weekend.
A favorite cycle of many of us would be up to hellfire . Thru to masseys. Out the back of it and Cycle up the road to cruagh and then over to ticknock. It has the potential to attract thousands of cyclists from all over Europe. Just look at what Scotland. Wales and Northern Ireland have done.
I feel passionate about it because I live in the area and I know the potential that's there and if they are redeveloping it , now is the time to grasp it.
Regards
Donal odea
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