Lough Derg RNLI Assist 4 People After Boat Ran Aground
At 12.50pm today, Sunday September 9, Valentia Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI to assist 4 people after their boat ran aground when they took a wrong turn in the river above Victoria Lock on the River Shannon. Winds were west-southwesterly, Force 4/5, gusting 5/6, rain showers, otherwise visibility very good. At 1pm, the lifeboat […]
Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigate Fish Kill At Ballina, Co. Tipperary
On 17 May, 2018 Inland Fisheries Ireland received a report of a fish kill on Ballycorrigan stream and near the confluence with the River Shannon in Ballina, Co. Tipperary. Staff observed approximately 100 brown trout of various age groups, three juvenile salmon and a stone loach dead in an approximately 100 m stretch from the […]
Irish Water Confirms River Shannon To Meet Urgent Water Needs Of Eastern And Midlands Region
Irish Water has published a report summarising feedback from the latest consultation on the Water Supply Project, Eastern and Midlands Region where the utility asked for views on its identification of the preferred scheme for a new water supply for the region and on the proposed environmental methodology for the Project Environmental Impact Assessment. The […]
Proactive Approach Needed To Prevent Future Flooding – IFA
Severe flooding in recent years highlights the need to take a proactive approach and initiate works to protect against future events, IFA President Joe Healy said today (Sat) at the National Flood Forum in Athlone. Joe Healy expressed concern that the draft CFRAMS has to date addressed the protection of large towns and some […]
A Feast Of Fun For Everyone At Limerick’s Riverfest 2017
Limerick, Ireland – Limerick’s majestic River Shannon will take centre stage for the May Bank Holiday weekend with action packed aquabatics by some of the world’s best water performers and a dramatic fireworks night show for RIVERFEST 2017. Thousands of visitors are set to attend Riverfest, Ireland’s first major festival of the summer with Limerick […]
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada in Tipperary
Sinn MEP Liadh Ní Riada was in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary on Friday to meet the River Shannon Protection Alliance group along with Cllr Séamie Morris. Liadh heard first hand from people who have been affected by the lowering water levels on Lough Derg among many other issues. Liadh agrees that Lough Derg is vital for […]
Irish Water Announces The ‘Preferred Scheme’ To Provide Essential New Water Source For 40% Of The Population
Irish Water has today published the ‘Final Options Appraisal Report’ which identifies the Preferred Scheme for a new source of water supply for its Eastern and Midlands Region. The Water Supply Project will deliver secure and sustainable water for over 40% of the country’s population up to 2050. This will stimulate and facilitate new home […]
Freshwater Jellyfish in Lough Derg – Surely Not!
Angler Pat Joyce from Caslteconnell in Limerick nearly fell off his fishing stand when, about three weeks ago (early August), he spotted what looked like a single small jellyfish pulsing in the water in front of him. The jellyfish disappeared and Pat thought that perhaps he was mistaken as, everyone knows, there is no such […]
Dublin City Council publishes the Adopted Plan and Environmental Statement for New Water Source Project
Dublin City Council has published the Adopted Plan and Environmental Statement on the proposed Water Supply Project recommending the abstraction of raw water from Lough Derg (River Shannon) with storage in a proposed new eco-park at the Bord na Mona owned Garryhinch cut-away Bog near Portarlington, Co. Laois. The water will be treated at Garryhinch […]
