It's said to be an important opportunity for former Bord na Móna workers.
€95,000 is being allocated from the Carbon Tax Fund to a greenway project in the Midlands.
The joint plan involving Westmeath and Offaly County Councils is aimed at linking Athlone to Clonmacnoise.
It follows a seperate application to the Just Transition Fund for more long term projects by the Athlone to Clonmacnoise Greenway Group.
Westmeath Fine Gael councillor John Dolan says it's a legacy project that can bring employment to former Bord na Móna workers:
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