Sustainable management is not too much to ask for
We will never be able to remove the dams at Ardnacrusha and Parteen – too much development has taken place on the flood plains. I took this drone shot in…
Category: Compensation flows
Limerick Navigation Conference
These are the slides from my presentation at the ‘Inland Navigations of Ireland Historical Society’ conference in Tullamore in March 2017. The talk was entitled ‘After Ardnacrusha’ and provided an…
Management plan for the Lower River Shannon
We have been continuing our surveys of the Lower River Shannon. This study is being undertaken to assess the implications of current management regimes on the Lower River Shannon Special Area…
Then and now: The “bush hole”, Castleconnell Fishery
Then and now: The “bush hole” area of the Castleconnell Fishery on the Lower River Shannon – map from the mid-1800’s compared with aerial photography from 2005. The historical map…
Parteen weir, December 2014
These are some selected photos of Parteen weir on the Lower River Shannon which were taken during December 2014. Parteen weir regulates the water flow in the Old River Shannon and diverts…
Call for a review of water management on the Lower Shannon
During the flooding of Limerick City last weekend it is important to remember that areas affected, such as St. Mary’s Park, were flooded by river water rather than saline water…
A sustainable compensation flow is needed for the Old River Shannon
One of the key environmental issues on hydroelectric schemes with diverted river stretches, such as the lower River Shannon, is that discharges are at a consistent uniform low flow for…
Old River Shannon Foundation 