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Survey of Lough Allen Canal
Posted by info on 26 Jan 2009 | Tagged as: Environment
Early last year, I made this post in relation to some very heavy handed maintenance carried out by Waterways Ireland on the Lough Allen Canal.
At the time, I wrote to Waterways Ireland and Leitrim County Council asking how heavy duty maintenance work such as this could occur without any oversight re. its environmental impact.
Initially, I received very little response, but after raising the matter in the local media, and publicizing images and video of the damage on the Internet, I was contacted by Paula Tracey in Waterways Ireland who acknowledged that mistakes had been made and that every effort would be made to prevent them happening in future.
Last week, I was again contacted by Waterways Ireland who were able to communicate that they were now in procession of a detailed ecological survey of the area, which they had commissioned on foot of concerns raised by the initial works.
The survey is a very interesting read for people who are familiar with the area, and outlines in the detail the ecological value of the riparian corridor that has developed along the canal.
I am confident that Waterways Ireland now realise this too, and hopefully we won’t see the type of destruction we witnessed last year again.
Download a copy of the report from here
Bullying by Irish Council Against Bloodsports
Posted by info on 19 Nov 2008 | Tagged as: Environment
Owengar Landslide, Drumkeeran
Posted by info on 29 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: Economy, Environment
Draft Leitrim County Development Plan 2009-2015
Posted by info on 30 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Environment, Planning