Source: Tender from Bord Failte: Visitor Amenities, Interpretation, Branding & Wayfinding Plans for Greenways & Blueways
Greenways Funded Prior to “2018 Strategy for the Future Development of National & Regional Greenways”.
| Project | Local Authorities/Public Body | Distance | Current Status |
| 1. Waterford Greenway | Waterford CoCo | 46km | Completed – Open – Extension to Waterford City due for completion late 2022 |
| 2. Old Rail Trail | Westmeath CoCo | 42km | Completed – Open |
| 3. Galway to Athlone | Westmeath CoCo, Roscommon CoCo, Galway CoCo, TII | No route selected yet, possible round 140km | Due for Completion 2024- 2025 |
Greenways Funded under the “2018 Strategy for the Future Development of National and Regional Greenways”
| Project | Local Authorities/Public Body | Distance | Current Status |
| 1. Royal Canal Greenway | Kildare, Meath, Westmeath, Longford County Councils, Waterways Ireland | 130km | Completed – Open |
| 2. Connemara Greenway | Galway CoCo | 76km | 13km Completed – Due to Complete 2023 |
| 3. Grand Canal Greenway | Kildare Laois Offaly County Councils | 130km | 6km Open due to complete 2023 |
| 4. Blessington Greenway | Wicklow CoCo | 42km | 6km Open – due to complete 2023 |
| 5. Tralee to Fenit | Kerry CoCo | 12km | Due to Open Spring 2022 |
| 6. Limerick Border to Listowel Greenway (Kerry section) | Kerry CoCo | 17km | Due to Open Spring 2022 |
| 7. South East Greenway | Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny County Councils. | 24km | Due to Open 2023 |
| 8. Midleton – Youghal Greenway | Cork CoCo | 23km | Due to Open 2023- 2024 |
| 9. Limerick Greenway | Limerick Greenway | 39km | Completed – Open |
List of Blueway’s in Blueway Ireland Accreditation Process:
| Project | Lead Promoter | Distance | Current Status |
| 1. Lough Derg | Waterways Ireland (Clare, Tipperary & Clare County Councils) | 128km | Full accreditation expected October 2021 |
| 2. River Suir | Tipperary County Council (Managed by Tipperary Local Sports Partnership) | 53km | Full accreditation expected October 2021 |
| 3, Árainn Mór (Donegal) | Comharchumann Oileán Árainn Mhór Teo Island Co-Operative | <25km | Confirmed Stage 1 approval. Intend to achieve full accreditation in 2021 |
| 4. Boyne Blueway | Meath County Council | 10km | Confirmed Stage 1 approval. Intend to achieve full accreditation in 2021 |
| Shannon Erne | Waterways Ireland | 65km | Stage 1 approved |
| Shannon | Waterways Ireland | 72km | Stage 1 approved |
| Lough Gill | Sligo County Council | 38km | Stage 1 approved |
| Skellig Coast | South Kerry Development Partnership CLG | <25km | Stage 1 approved |
| Barrow Blueway | Waterways Ireland | 41km | Stage 1 approved |
| Maharees Blueway | Maharees Conservation Group | <25km | EOI Stage |
| Blackwater Blueway | Waterford City & County Council | <25km | EOI Stage |
| Bright Lights Blueway | Wicklow County Council | Stage 1 approval deferred – more development works to be completed |
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