Fine Gael TD for Wicklow, Andrew Doyle, says he’s very concerned about the possible negative implications for walking routes after a court award of €40,000 in damages to a hillwalker, who was injured when she fell on a boardwalk on the Wicklow Way. “Here in Wicklow we have worked very hard to develop an open trails policy. Walking as a freely available recreational activity is one of the bedrocks of our tourism industry in the county and crucially important to the local economy.   “County Wicklow Partnership has a Trails Officer who has worked with landowners, the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Coillte to develop a range of great walking routes … Continue reading Doyle concerned about possible implications for walking routes after €40,000 court award to injured hillwalker