Towards a Liffey Valley Strategy Doc. 1 - Kildare.ie

• Cycling tracks – No dedicated cycling tracks are currently provided along the
river.
• Formal Sport – There are a number of playing fields located within the Park area.
These include GAA, soccer and rugby playing fields and general sporting
grounds, as depicted in the map overleaf. There may be potential for a greater
number of playing pitches to be provided within the Park, however this would
have to be balanced with other recreational, leisure, heritage and ecological uses
of the river corridor.
• Informal Games & Leisure – the corridor comprises a range of open space within
the already established parks in which people are free to spend their leisure
time as they please. They can lie in the sun, read a book or throw a ball around
for example. However, such opportunities tend to be spatially concentrated in
the lower reaches of the river.
• Golf – A number of golf courses are located along the River Liffey. These
include the K Club and Naas, Athgoe North, Celbridge, Newcastle, Finnstown,
Lucan, Leixlip, Westmanstown, Luttrellstown, Castleknock and Hermitage golf
courses.
• Tourism potential – Along the River Liffey there is great potential for tourism.
The region contains, for example, King John’s Bridge, medieval churches and
castles, 10 th and 18 th century houses and churches, historic mills (including
Shakleton’s Mill and Cellbridge Mill), Phoenix and Memorial Gardens,
Farmleigh, Lucan Demense, Lucan House, Primrose Hill, Lucan Spa,
In addition, there are many ideas circulating for future potential tourism and
recreation opportunities.
6.2 RESULTS OF PUBLIC SURVEY FOR LIFFEY VALLEY PARK
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Questionnaires were sent to 500 people living near the River Liffey in
Dublin City, South Dublin, Fingal and County Kildare. The distribution of
questionnaires despatched broadly reflected the relative populations of
these areas. Names were taken from the electoral register. Since October,
the full register is no longer available for such use or even for viewing by
the public. Therefore, this survey may represent a final opportunity to
survey the public in this manner.
The questionnaire contained a limited number of questions so as not to
compromise an adequate response rate. Questions were asked about park
use and about the characteristics of the respondent. The core of the
questionnaire was an exercise in which respondents were asked to rate
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