Éamon Ó Cuív

They had no plans.

So because of that, and because it's been, that line has been dormant for decades, and there are no plans, a Greenway group, and actually it was Eamon O'Cuiv about fifteen years ago, um, at a West On Track conference, said that the line is dormant.

He's, he was aware of encroachment, and he, he actually said, and he was o-- you know, o- one of the main players in West On Track.

He actually said, "Let's put a Greenway on it because we'll keep the line in public ownership until such a time as conditions change." So that was actually what-- So then a group decided, "Okay, well, let's look at putting a Greenway on that because there's nothing else happening." So funding was made available.

But when you, when you-- It, it's very simple.

Um, Father McRaell, I suppose he was the, in the, in the nineties, he ensured that the state, uh, that the state remained, that this line remained in state ownership, the track would be not removed.

And I read Eamon O'Cuiv's article on <i The Champion</i two weeks ago, and I think I would disagree what, on the summary that Maria said there with regards to his opinion on a Greenway.

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Centenary event at the Gower Bay Hotel will explore the party's early years in the constituency, as well as the role of women in its development, from local common meetings to cabinet positions.

Among those taking part are former ministers Maura Gagan-Quinn, Frank Fahey and Eamon O'Queave, alongside a number of historians.

But what was it like to be involved in Fianna Fáil at grassroots level over the decades? and how has the party changed since its earliest days? Joining us this morning are Carmel Garrett, a lifelong Fianna Fáil activist from Knocknick Carra, Dominic O'Moran from the Caernicuman, and historian Brian Murphy of Technological University Dublin.

You're all very welcome onto the programme today.