Official opening of €25 million Greencastle Breakwater Harbour on Friday

 The Greencastle Harbour Breakwater Project, which was completed recently at a cost of €25 million, will be officially opened this Friday by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue.

Looking ahead to Friday’s opening ceremony, the Donegal minister said: “I’ve paid a number of visits to Greencastle Harbour over the last number of months, and to see everything done and the project finished to such a high standard has been really pleasing.”

“This important piece of marine infrastructure is going to have such a positive impact on the locality. It will also support economic diversification which is vital for the growth and sustainability of the wider community directly impacted by Brexit,” Minister McConalogue added.

Pointing out that the purpose of the project is to improve the storm shelter characteristics of the harbour, increase the harbour area and provide new berthage, Minister McConalogue continued: “The investment of €25 million in Greencastle will see a major improvement in the sustainability of resilience of our coastal communities. Making sure that this project was delivered has been a priority for me since I was first elected. The importance of this project to Inishowen and the northwest can’t be stressed enough.”

“In June of last year, I had the honour of breaking ground on the project with Cllr. Liam Blaney. The works included the construction of a 150-metre extension to the existing breakwater and the placement of 350,000 tonnes of rock core and armour. It’s fantastic that ten months on, we are getting ready for the official opening ceremony,” the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine added.