Public Consultation Opens For Plans To Pipe Water From River Shannon To Dublin

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Plans to pipe water from the River Shannon to a reservoir in Dublin have gone out for public consultation. Uisce Éireann says it's a "once in a generation" project, which would connect the Parteen Basin with a treatment plant in Birdhill in Tipperary and Peamount in Dublin. It's due to become a "spine" to serve communities along the route, with the potential for more infrastructure to connect it further out. Uisce Éireann will host a series of information open days at key locations as part of the consultation, which is also available online. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Pat Murphy, Senior Programme Manager with Uisce Éireann. Alan was also joined by Killaloe Councillor Tony O’Brien and Kay McGuinness, from the River Shannon Protection Alliance. Image (c) Uisce Éireann