Current Issues – Keep Ireland Open

Donegal Development Plan omits Right of Way to Cashelgolan Beach

September 15, 2023 No Comments

Letter to the Irish Times from Rónán Ó Murchú, Cashelgolan, Portnoo, Co. Donegal 14th September 2023 A Chara, On the topic of Public Right of

Protest Walk to Wicklow Head Lighthouses

September 8, 2023 No Comments

Locals unhappy at closed gate blocking access to walk Keep Ireland Open are supporting a planned protest walk to the Lighthouses on Wicklow Head on

KIO Chairperson Congratulates Fintan O’Toole

August 16, 2023 No Comments

Dear Editor, I write to congratulate Fintan O’Toole on his excellent article on the lack of rights of way in the Irish countryside (IrishTimes,

CONOR PASS FOR SALE – KIO STATEMENT

August 15, 2023 No Comments

WHY PAY FOR THE CONOR PASS? Concerns have been raised that a change in ownership of approximately 1,400 acres of land at the Conor Pass

NORTH BEACH ARKLOW ACCESS BLOCKED AGAIN !

August 15, 2023 No Comments

NORTH BEACH ARKLOW ACCESS BLOCKED AGAIN Arklow Caravan Park, Seabank, Arklow, Co. Wicklow have without planning permission erected a fence along its southern boundary and

Cobh Quay Closed to the Public

August 14, 2023 No Comments

We are campaigning to retain the long-standing public right of way that has existed along Cobh’s Deepwater Quay for generations. Protest against closure of historic

KIO Chair Applauds Fintan O’Toole’s Article

July 25, 2023 No Comments

Following Fintan O’Toole’s article in the Irish Times, Robert Dowds, Chairperson of Keep Ireland Open, welcomed his criticisms of the failure of our legislator’s to

Public Right of Way to Castlegoland Beach Continues to be Obstructed

June 10, 2023 No Comments

Beautiful Castlegoland Beach is situated near Narin/Portnoo in West Donegal. The primary access route to Castlegoland Beach is the pedestrian and vehicular access by