Rural Life
Sinn Féin TD, Louis O'Hara has said that flooding on the Shannon Callows is 'on-going', and causing 'huge issues' for farmers and landowners
A TD has called for the Save our Shannon Organisation to be given a seat on the Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Coordination Working Group.
A new website to provide the public with information on flood risk and water levels on the River Shannon has been launched.
Most cattle in a group of 26 have been successfully moved to a safer location after being "marooned" on land on the Shannon Callows.
A farmer from Co. Roscommon has raised €18,000 so far by completing a 230km swim of the River Shannon over seven days.
The man crowned 'Ireland's Fittest Farmer' is is currently in the middle of what he described as a "little 230km swim" along the Shannon.
A young, male pygmy goat has been spotted swimming in the River Shannon by tourists docked at the marina in Lanesborough, Co. Longford.
Agri Politics
An EU Commissioner to set to visit the Shannon region to see first-hand concerns about flooding, nature restoration and rural transition.
Uisce Éireann has launched a consultation on a water supply project which will see water pumped from the River Shannon into the Dublin area.
Preparation of legislation to improve flood risk management on the River Shannon is "complex", Minister Paschal Donohoe has said.
Environment
Uisce Éireann has confirmed 500 landowners will be impacted by a proposed 170km pipeline to bring water from the River Shannon to Dublin.
Agri-Business
Farmer payments under the new EIP project for breeding waders are expected to be in the region of €8.75 million
A €25 million project has been launched to protect breeding waders, which have been described as Ireland's "most vulnerable" birds.
The proposed pipeline project to pump water from the River Shannon to the Dublin area could leave farms along its route "unviable".
The IFA Flooding Project Team is calling on the government to implement measures to address flooding along the River Shannon.
The initial text of the long-awaited River Shannon Management Agency Bill will be brought forward in April, an independent TD has said.
Many farmers along the Shannon Callows claim that they have not received funding for damaged land due to excessive flooding
The minister of state for the OPW has said that he aims to bring forward a bill on River Shannon management early in the new year.
An independent TD has said that delays to legislation to establish a single management authority for the River Shannon is insulting.
Sinn Féin's Claire Kerrane is calling on the government to allow her party's legislation establishing a River Shannon authority to progress.
The IFA has welcomed support for farmers in the Shannon Callows but added that "deeper flooding issues" must be addressed.
There are "no plans" for a fodder scheme for farmers affected by flooding in the Shannon Callows, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said.
Sinn Féin TD, Claire Kerrane has called on DAFM for fodder support following summer flooding that took place at the Shannon Callows
