RIO takes a stance on land for greenways
Chairperson of the Rural Ireland Organisation (RIO) and Mayo farmer, Mr Gerry Loftus, has been outspoken about the government’s plan to acquire lands from farmers for greenways. He describes it as “cheap stunt that is disrespectful to rural Ireland and rural communities”, and said that “the proposal offers a once-off payment to farmers to hand over a right of way through their land that will remain a burden on their…