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By Darragh Murphy · Waterford News & Star · 26 October 2026

A local councillor has called on the Council to consider the matter

"We have some of the best and most suitable areas for it here", Cllr Declan Clune said last week

Darragh Murphy A local councillor has enquired about whether Waterford Council has looked at developing mountain biking trails or facilities in the county. Cllr Declan Clune, said that trails across Ireland have proven wildly popular in recent years.

"We have some of the best and most suitable areas for it here", he said.

Responding, Conor O’Neill, Waterford Council Senior Executive Engineer, said that developing facilities has been discussed previously by the Council, however such plans never materialised. He said that he would raise the matter again and query potential funding streams.

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Reporting by Darragh Murphy for Waterford News & Star, funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme. Republished by News Room under the scheme’s reuse permission.

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