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Mr. Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief, was in Athlone on Monday morning to witness the commencement of sheet piling works at the Showgrounds as part of the works being undertaken for the Athlone Flood Alleviation Scheme. These works are part of the Deerpark Cell which works commenced on earlier this year.

A significant improvement in the amenity and tourist value of the area between Athlone Castle and the River Shannon along the Quays has been mooted.

After two years, the Kiltiernan to Ballinderreen Flood Relief Scheme is almost complete, leading to what one TD called “a sense of relief in the community”.

Local Minister of State, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, was a keynote speaker at a Failte Ireland conference hosted to acknowledge the 40th anniversary of Ireland-China diplomatic relations.

Fine Gael Senator for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has called on the Office of Public Works (OPW) to give urgent priority to the delivery of permanent flood defences for Crossmolina following recent heavy rain and a flooding alert again for the town.

The tender process for the new Intreo Centre, located at the Old Library in Shop Street, Tuam, has begun with applications to carry out the work required to be submitted before September 30.

Businesses in Eyre Square were mopping up this week as severe rainfall over the Bank Holiday weekend led to unprecedented flooding in the area.

The Office of Public Works’s draft climate change sectoral adaptation plan for flood risk management has been launched for public consultation.

I hope each of you in some way or another is enjoying this lovely weather. We are so lucky to live on an island, when we look at mainland Europe where the temperatures have soared to an almost unbearable level and there are deaths and forest fires and all such attendant ills from the very high temperatures there. Here, we are enjoying the dry, hot weather, which is just at those temperatures which are bearable but lovely, and I hope it is a foretaste of all of the summer to come.

Speaking this week, Deputy Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, TD, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief, welcomed the commencement of these essential works.