“Falls of Doonass”, January 2020
Lower River Shannon “Falls of Doonass”, January 2020. The old “Moreek” pool is also featured – formerly part of the internationally renowned Hermitage salmon fishery. Over 96% of the flow…
Category: Instream modificiations
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…
Should canoeing be regulated on our Natura 2000 rivers?
We are very concerned about the recent expansion of canoeing activities on the Lower River Shannon SAC, and other Natura 2000 rivers such as the River Suir. The numbers of canoes and…
Flooding on Lower Shannon, December 2015
A selection of our photos of videos of flooding on the Lower (old) River Shannon during December 2015 is provided below. These were taken during early December when the ESB were…
Reversing the damage due to fisheries “development”
Works are now under way on the River Dee Special Area of Conservation (SAC) to reverse the damage done by installing instream fisheries development features such as croys on the…
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…
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…
Fisheries modifications on the Old River Shannon – time to get them removed?
Extensive instream works and modifications have been placed along the Old River Shannon with the apparent aim of recreating salmon pools and to accommodate the reduced flows in this part of…
Old River Shannon Foundation 