Wicklow walkers hit with costs of €38,000 after losing right-of-way appeal
Wicklow Green Party TD Steven Matthews, with Robert Dowds of Keep Ireland Open, and Noel Barry and Niall Lenoach of Enniskerry Walking Group, at the launch of the Old Coach Rd Case fundraising appeal, in Enniskerry.
Wicklow Green Party TD Steven Matthews has called for a new body to be formed to investigate, assess and report on rights of way, after two men from a Wicklow walking group launched a GoFundMe appeal to help them pay almost €40,000 in costs having lost a protracted legal battle with a local landowner.
Niall Lenoach and Noel Barry, from Enniskerry, were in a dispute with a local landowner who restricted access to what they claimed was an ancient route. Mr Lenoach, a school teacher, historian and father-of-three, is chairman of the Enniskerry Walking Association, and Mr Barry, a great-grandfather, is its secretary.