Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A judge has granted personal injury damages of €60,000 to a butcher against...
TD Barry Cowen has said he will meet the minister for agriculture to discuss payments for farmers affected by floods on the Shannon Callows
A protest of up to 200 farmers took place on a bridge over the River Shannon in Co. Offaly today following floods.
Farmers effected by flooding from the Shannon are asking for compensation from the OPW after 'hundreds of acres' were lost
Limerick's Hunt Museum is seeking memorabilia of the Shannon Scheme at Ardnacrusha and the rural electrification scheme.
Environment
The Founder of Kennedy Analysis has said opinion is growing that the Shannon water extraction scheme would be a waste of public funds.
Many submissions to the fourth public consultation on the proposed East and Midlands Water Supply Project requested minor pipeline reroutes.
Some farmers and land-owners on the route of the proposed Shannon-Dublin water pipeline are tentatively awaiting further developments.
The cost of the Shannon-Dublin water pipeline is out of kilter with rural funding, according to ICSA General Secretary Eddie Punch.
