Fitzgibbon has landed a contract to deliver the new €910,000 Shannon Town Park in County Clare.

Work has now commenced on the project, which will include formal footpaths, cycle track, an adventure play area, a bandstand/performance area, formal and informal seating areas, lighting and signage, the creation of a natural water feature and new native woodland planting.

The park will also become the home to the first cycle pump track in the mid west region.

A new Toucan pedestrian / cycle crossing will also be installed on Bóthar Linne.

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Funding of €455,000 was secured for the project from The European Regional Development Fund, with the remainder awarded from Clare County Council.

Councillor Gerry Flynn, Cathaoirleach of Shannon Municipal District and Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council's Social Development Strategic Policy Committee (SPC), said: "The Green Infrastructure Plan for Shannon was planned over 10 years ago and incorporated a number of projects to enhance Shannon's vast landscape. To date, the River Walk has been improved and the Wetlands Project is progressing. Shannon Town Park, when complete, will add greatly to Shannon and will enhance the beautiful landscape that makes Shannon so unique. I am grateful for the efforts of Clare County Council and the positive engagement they had with Elected Members and the wider community."

The new park is scheduled to open in mid-2019.

(CM/MH)