In his new six part series 'Neven's Greenway Food Trails' - which begins on Wednesday the 4th of January at 8:30pm on RTE 1 - Cavan chef Neven Maguire travels Ireland's most spectacular Greenways, and meets some of the best food producers and chefs in the country along the way.
Cycling through stunning scenery, Neven will explore the Great Western Greenway in Mayo; the Limerick, Waterford and Royal Canal Greenways; and follow the routes of future Greenways planned for South Kerry and Connemara in Co Galway.
Along the way he will meet some of Ireland's most talented food producers and chefs in a variety of interesting locations and taste venison in Dromcollogher in Co Limerick; organic beef burgers beside Lough Owel in Co Westmeath; and mussels in Cromane, in Co Kerry.
Ireland's Greenways follow the routes of abandoned railway lines and canals which have been revitalised as cycling and walking tracks, passing through dramatic mountainous landscapes, lakeshores and seascapes.
As he travels, Neven also meets local historians who tell him all about these 19th century feats of engineering which had a transformative impact on the whole country - many of the original aqueducts, viaducts and tunnels form part of the Greenways today and feature in the series.
