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Roscommon County Council expresses concerns over Lough Funshinagh water level

The escalating water level on Lough Funshinagh is “especially concerning”, Roscommon County Council confirmed this week.

Excellent day at O’Donnellan & Joyce national live stream auction with €2.5 million sold under the hammer

O’Donnellan & Joyce, a leading expert both locally and nationally for selling properties by auction, reported a tremendous day for both buyers and sellers at its recent live stream auction.

Ongoing flood fears remain amongst local Lough Funshinagh community residents

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The recent injunction requested by Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) on works at Lough Funshinagh could cause devastating delays for the local community, local Fine Gael Senator, Aisling Dolan, has stated.

OPW seeks planning for Turoe Stone visitor centre

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The OPW is preparing to lodge a planning application for a new visitor centre to accommodate the world renowned Turoe Stone on a site adjacent to Turoe Pet Farm & Leisure Park near the village of Bullaun.

Fear of another South Galway flood is like holding a ticking time bomb

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It has now been over three years since South Galway got ravaged by severe flooding events and there is a growing concern amongst residents in the area that the delays in flood relief solutions will increase risk of them suffering a major flood event again.

Message from the Mayor

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The first council meeting of 2018 proved to be a marathon nine-hour affair and again we only managed to get halfway through a large, divisive and time consuming agenda.

Relocation scheme announced for flood-stricken homeowners

 

Crossmolina flood relief public event early next month

Following the initial Public consultation and information gathering event, more detailed surveys and modelling of the River Deel and Crossmolina area have been completed and a Constraints Study identifying key environmental issues has been prepared. This information was subsequently used to identify and analyse a number of flood relief options as part of the proposed scheme and two options are now under consideration.

Byrne outlines urgent need for channel at Cahermore to be extended

Flooding was on the agenda again at Monday’s meeting of Galway County Council, with Kinvara Councillor Joe Byrne calling for the immediate progressing of the channel in Cahermore. A channel was constructed in the townland between Ardrahan and Kinvara in January during the height of the flooding, but it has been agreed by all that to alleviate South Galway’s flooding issues in the long-term, it needs to be deepened and lengthened.

Councillors call for extension of Red Cross flood aid

Westmeath County Council is to write to Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly to request that Red Cross aid for flood victims be extended to assist those who have put flood defences in place at their own expense.

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