Green Party leader Eamon Ryan’s nephew wins bike rental contract at the expense of an Offaly local.
Pat Barrett had built up a bike hire family business at the Lough Boora Discovery Park for the last 11 years, until he discovered last week that his bid to continue in this role had been rejected.
Conal Keaney who won the contract also runs a bicycle hire service for the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
Pat Barrett started off with a little hut to hire out bikes. This attracted people to the area, and then this in turn lead to the development of the parkland. Without his start-up business, there wouldn't be a lough boora park.
The development comes just after a furious row over the ongoing importation of peat briquettes at a time when Bord na Mona is winding down its briquette factory in Derrinlough.
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