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Donegal County Council Annual Report 2019
Pilgrim path at Sliabh Liag
Tourism Flagship Projects - Sliabh Liag and Malin Head
Capital works on the Council’s flagship tourism projects in Sliabh Liag and Malin Head were completed in 2019. The Visitor Centre/Transportation Hub at Sliabh Liag opened on the 13th May 2019. The development of a Visitor Management Plan for Malin Head is set to be completed in 2020.
Town & Village Programme 2018 & 2019 / CLÁR 2019 / Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme 2018
Works on projects in eleven towns and villages across the county are underway under the 2018 Town & Village Scheme and seven towns and villages across the county have been awarded funding under the 2019 Town & Village Scheme.
Two national schools and three community groups were awarded funding from the 2019 CLÁR Scheme Measure 1 with one community group set to benefit from the CLÁR Scheme Measure 2.
Three Measure 2 applications under the 2018 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme were allocated funding in 2019:
:: Glenties Altar Trail;
:: Great Arch Trail, Fanad;
:: Letterkenny-Burtonport Greenway (Phase 1).
Riverine Community Park Project
Donegal County Council in partnership with Derry City and Strabane District Council were successful in securing grant assistance in the sum of €8.9m towards the development of the Riverine Community Park Project. The project proposes to create thirty acres of new community park space and infrastructure at Lifford and Strabane and is scheduled to be completed by March 2023.