21 January 2010
Local cyclist and Government Minister Trevor Sargent T.D. congratulates Skerries Cycling Initiative on award of ¾ million euro Government funding to Fingal County Council for cycle routes in and around Skerries and accessing Balbriggan.
“The announcement of a three quarter of a million euro award from the Government’s Smarter Travel Projects Fund to develop cycling in Skerries and Balbriggan is cause for celebration and appreciation” said local Minister Trevor Sargent, himself a keen cyclist.
Ray Ryan of the Skerries Cycling Initiative with Minister Sargent on the occassion of the opening of Ardgillan Park to cyclists last year.
“I especially wish to thank the Skerries Cycling Initiative and Fingal County Council for running with this plan to develop a local cycling network on behalf of residents and visitors to both Skerries and Balbriggan.
“Cycling is as attractive in Fingal as in Denmark or the Netherlands. Our coastal views, our flat terrain and our reasonable cycling distances between towns and villages make Fingal an ideal area in which to cycle. Skerries is already the cycling capital of Fingal and Fingal the potential cycling capital of Ireland. Apart from that, doctors have found that the health of a regular cyclist is generally as good as an average person 10 years younger. So the message is cycle further and enjoy a healthier and longer life” said Minister Sargent.
_______________
