{"id":115,"date":"2018-10-24T04:26:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T04:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futuriodemos.com\/default-demo\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2024-02-15T08:32:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T08:32:45","slug":"full-width-page-no-gaps-title-image-sidebar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"115\" class=\"elementor elementor-115\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4928143 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4928143\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f581a5b\" data-id=\"f581a5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9764e45 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9764e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen title=\"youtube Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zVcUpdk5Dws?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90cd141 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90cd141\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c0c3e6\" data-id=\"6c0c3e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60012eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60012eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The accompanying video was filmed in December 2023 and completed in January 2024 by the Save Our Shannon Organisation. The last part of the video was filmed when the level of the water in the Shannon was similar to the level in July\/August 2023.<br \/><br \/>Using a drone facility it was possible to capture unquestionably the utter devastation caused in the Callow regions of River Shannon, Suck, Brosna and Little Brosna from Athlone to Meelick\/Lusmagh.<br \/><br \/>The site is designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). However, there is little left to conserve due to continual summer flooding. The area is submerged under flood water and polluted by effluent from the towns it flows through. Not only is humankind impacted by summer flooding. The destruction of wildlife, flora and fauna is evident. The impact of Shannon flooding affects not only the above categories but also impacts on recreational activities like fishing and boating. Mooring in the villages along the river have seen a 60% decrease in income due to the inability of boats to harbour safely due to increased water levels.<br \/><br \/>This video shows the destruction of farms which were, and currently are, under flood water for all of the year 2023 with the exception of 6 weeks (mid-May \u2013 to June). The impact of this destruction is immeasurable both financially and psychologically.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6e39a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6e39a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb8833a\" data-id=\"fb8833a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c0a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"01c0a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/media.heanet.ie\/player\/4fcfa116f47744e0b2b6477c31163514\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen>\n<\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fd3a18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fd3a18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e14e772\" data-id=\"e14e772\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7105cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7105cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>On Wednesday 8 November 2023 three members of the Save Our Shannon Organisation (SOSO), Michael Silke, Liam Broderick and John Ryan, attended a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine\u00a0to discuss the topic \u201cConcerns for sourcing winter animal feed in the Shannon Callows area\u201d and to draw attention to the devastation suffered by the farmers and residents living in the Shannon Callows area stretching from Athlone to Meelick.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-011b865 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"011b865\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b75448\" data-id=\"1b75448\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deecbd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"deecbd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-25-at-20.04.37.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Save Our Shannon Organisation\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-25-at-20.04.37.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-25-at-20.04.37-228x300.jpeg 228w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7713df3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7713df3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e3650b\" data-id=\"5e3650b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf22718 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf22718\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>We had an interesting visit on Tuesday 5 Sept.\u00a0 Those people are very<br \/>concerned with environment matters and the devastation caused by the<br \/>flooding.\u00a0 They asked to visit the area.\u00a0 As members of Save Our<br \/>Shannon Organisation (SOSO) they contacted us to act as guides.\u00a0 It<br \/>was a revelation to them to experience first-hand the cruelty and<br \/>devastation visited on the farming and residential community through<br \/>lack of input by the different government agencies down the years.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Names left to right:\u00a0 Michael Silke, Chairperson SOSO, Conor Dowling,<br \/>SF, Local Rep, Emily Young, Sec SOSO, Darren O&#8217;Rourke SF. TD<br \/>Spokesperson on Environment and climate action, James Nevin, SOSO,<br \/>John Curley PRO, SOSO.\u00a0 Missing from the pictures Peter Donaghey,<br \/>SF, spokesperson Environment and climate action<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-939ab99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"939ab99\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3db6c3\" data-id=\"b3db6c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap 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src=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shannon1-1024x994.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"River shannon 2023\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shannon1-1024x994.png 1024w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shannon1-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shannon1-768x745.png 768w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shannon1.png 1394w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b8e96f\" data-id=\"3b8e96f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2e39d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f2e39d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shannon2023-1024x610.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"River shannon 2023\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shannon2023-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shannon2023-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shannon2023-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shannon2023.png 1050w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-022ef06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"022ef06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1d67be\" data-id=\"f1d67be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d4c32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d4c32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><div>Those pictures are a direct result of mis-management of the river Shannon by <strong>Inland Waterways Ireland<\/strong> and the <strong>ESB<\/strong>.\u00a0 On 15 July &#8217;23 water levels in Lough Rea and south of Athlone town increased to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>64 metres and were continuing to increase.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0A little over half the gates in Meelick and Shaughnessy\u00a0were open.\u00a0 It was impossible for us to draw attention to the increasing water levels because neither of those Government agencies were answering our phone calls.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>On 15 July we e-mailed all TDs adjacent to the river.\u00a0 Only one responded proactively and by lunch time the following day almost all the gates were open. However, it was too late.\u00a0 Flood water was out of control resulting in thousands of acres of silage\/hay and grazing being utterly destroyed.\u00a0 The eco system, flora and fauna as well as wild life and birds are utterly disrupted.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Our question to Inland Waterways and ESB is:\u00a0 &#8220;Why do you have to wait until flooding is out of control before opening the gates&#8221;?\u00a0 Why not open them in an orderly way in advance of an impending rainfall thus increasing capacity in the lakes to accommodate excessive rainfall?.\u00a0 There is excellent scientific weather forecasting available and your attention was drawn to the current rainfall prediction during the first week in July.<br \/><br \/><div>We invite both agencies to respond to those questions.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Save Our Shannon Organisation<\/div><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf8e7c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf8e7c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-046899c\" data-id=\"046899c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6f952 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2c6f952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen title=\"youtube Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KDVBpvLui3s?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2673b2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2673b2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c526680\" data-id=\"c526680\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f11a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f11a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-06-at-18.03.23.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-06-at-18.03.23.png 639w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-06-at-18.03.23-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-431a17c\" data-id=\"431a17c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a454561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a454561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fisihing.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fisihing.png 880w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fisihing-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/fisihing-768x500.png 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85ecca5\" data-id=\"85ecca5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9529c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d9529c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-06-at-18.04.20.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-06-at-18.04.20.png 765w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-06-at-18.04.20-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67b47c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67b47c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-020e32a\" data-id=\"020e32a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306e06a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"306e06a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The Save Our Shannon Organisation represents all communities of people who live along the River Shannon and who have suffered cruelly and inhumanely as a consequence of government failure over many decades.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b610d4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b610d4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8164d9e\" data-id=\"8164d9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f7d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0f7d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Our organisation is dedicated to improving the lives of all those who are suffereing immensely as a result of major Winter and Summer flooding over a significant number of years.\u00a0 While we fully accept that there will always be normal Winter flooding our main objective is to see the Shannon returned to a free-flowing river, contained within its natural wetlands and referred to once again as a majestic river.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10a57c4\" data-id=\"10a57c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cc613f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cc613f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"490\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floodinginireland.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"flooding in ireland\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floodinginireland.jpg 490w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floodinginireland-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-314108e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"314108e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-372e49c\" data-id=\"372e49c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2870ee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2870ee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p class=\"p1\">Then, and only the<span class=\"s1\">n,<\/span>\u00a0wil<span class=\"s1\">l<\/span>\u00a0<b>householders, businesses, farming communities, fishermen, boating activitie<\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>s\u00a0<\/b><\/span><b>and wildlife<\/b>\u00a0be able to co-exis<span class=\"s1\">t<\/span>\u00a0in harmony with each other.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">At present,\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">the\u00a0<\/span>Shannon is choked-up with siltation, silt-islands, overhanging trees, weed<span class=\"s2\">s<\/span>\u00a0and vegetatio<span class=\"s2\">n.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Constrictions\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<span class=\"s2\">P<\/span>inch point<span class=\"s2\">s<\/span>\u00a0have greatly slowed the natural flow of the river and caused floodwaters to spread far and wide over lands<span class=\"s2\">\u00a0adjoining the river<\/span>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c716f5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c716f5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a977188\" data-id=\"a977188\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43cf1cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43cf1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"490\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floodingireland1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"flooding in ireland\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floodingireland1.jpg 490w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floodingireland1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-863c59d\" data-id=\"863c59d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f8b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19f8b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p class=\"p2\">Currently floodwaters are entering dwelling houses and farmyards that were built far away from the banks of the Shannon over two centuries ago<span class=\"s3\">.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Over the years the Irish Government, through its various state bodies, has failed miserably to maintain and manage our greatest river.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Our organisation is deeply concerned with this blatant failure<span class=\"s3\">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b5452c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b5452c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1ccffe\" data-id=\"c1ccffe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fae9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27fae9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p class=\"p1\">Originally our organisation was called <span class=\"s1\">T<\/span>he <span class=\"s1\">M<\/span>id-Shannon <span class=\"s1\">F<\/span>lood <span class=\"s1\">R<\/span>elief <span class=\"s1\">G<\/span>roup and was formed in April 2016 after the highest ever recorded flood in the Shannon in January of that year.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In more recent years it has become very clear to our organisatio<span class=\"s1\">n<\/span> that the horrifying flood events being continuously experience<span class=\"s1\">d<\/span> by our communitie<span class=\"s1\">s<\/span> in the mid-Shannon are<span class=\"s1\">a<\/span> is now being replicated in communities north of Athlon<span class=\"s1\">e<\/span> as far upriver as Drumshambo, <span class=\"s1\">C<\/span>o Le<span class=\"s1\">i<\/span>trim <span class=\"s1\">and <\/span>south of Meelick as far down as Limerick City.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><b>Our organisation embraces all of these affected communities.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">We are gravely concerned with all of the following issues:<\/p><p class=\"p1\">a) The continuously rising flood levels in the Shannon both in <span class=\"s1\">S<\/span>ummer and <span class=\"s1\">W<\/span>inter time.<\/p><p>b) The destruction of the habitats of our wading bird populatio<span class=\"s1\">n<\/span> which has already led to the extinction of the much-loved <span class=\"s1\">C<\/span>orncrake and <span class=\"s2\">the <\/span>massive reduction in the number of <span class=\"s1\">C<\/span>urlew, <span class=\"s1\">R<\/span>edshank, <span class=\"s1\">L<\/span>apwing <span class=\"s1\">and S<\/span>nipe population in our <span class=\"s1\">C<\/span>allows.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>c) The huge fodder losses suffered by farmers <\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>and<\/b><\/span><b> the destruction of summer grazing alongside the damage done to farmyards.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">d) The continuous flooding of private homes during <\/span>W<span class=\"s1\">inter months <\/span>and extending to older dwellings that are hundreds of years in existence<span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">e) The pressure flooding is causing physically, mentally and financially to the farming communities, private householders, businesses, tourism, fisherme<span class=\"s1\">n<\/span> and boating activities <span class=\"s1\">is inestimable<\/span>.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">f) The pollution and <span class=\"s1\">contamination <\/span>of water and lands due to sewage plants being flooded.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>After the horrifying flood event of <\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>November\/December 2009<\/b><\/span><b>, our <\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>G<\/b><\/span><b>overnment and <\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>its <\/b><\/span><b>agencies continuously assured u<\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>s<\/b><\/span><b> that this was a \u201c<\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>one in 150 years <\/b><\/span><b>event, it was a once off event, <\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>and it would not happen again\u201d<\/b><\/span><b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">The <span class=\"s1\">OPW<\/span>. were appointed as the lead agency to deal with flooding. The <span class=\"s1\">CFRAM <\/span>study was put in plac<span class=\"s1\">e<\/span> with assurance<span class=\"s1\">s<\/span> that it would embrace all problems along the <span class=\"s2\">R<\/span>iver Shannon.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Sadly. for rural communities living along the river nothing has been done to alleviate <span class=\"s1\">this <\/span>very serious flooding issu<span class=\"s1\">e<\/span>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>The truth is<\/b><\/span><b>, the flooding in both <\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>S<\/b><\/span><b>ummer and <\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>Winter <\/b><\/span><b>has become progressively worse<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In <span class=\"s1\">December\/January 2015\/2016<\/span> the most frightening flood event that has ever been <span class=\"s1\">witnessed <\/span>devastated communities <span class=\"s1\">living adjacent to <\/span>the <span class=\"s1\">R<\/span>iver Shanno<span class=\"s1\">n<\/span>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s1\">T<\/span>his event <span class=\"s1\">was again almost <\/span>replicated in <span class=\"s1\">February <\/span>2020 and still nothing has been done to resolve these frightening <span class=\"s1\">catastrophes<\/span>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s1\">M<\/span>ajor <b>urbanised<\/b> <b>areas<\/b> <span class=\"s1\">have in the main had <\/span>flood <span class=\"s1\">b<\/span>arriers erected but in <b>rural<\/b> <b>area<\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>s<\/b><\/span> nothing whatsoever has been done to resolve these issues.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9fa403 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9fa403\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a746c74\" data-id=\"a746c74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397884e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"397884e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"525\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floodingireland4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floodingireland4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/saveourshannonorganisation.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/floodingireland4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44813fb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44813fb4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-541bd342\" data-id=\"541bd342\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adad812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adad812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Since the major flood event of <span class=\"s1\">2015\/2016<\/span> many meetings has taken place with all public representatives in constituencies along the <span class=\"s1\">R<\/span>iver Shannon. We have presented these <span class=\"s1\">TDs<\/span>, <span class=\"s1\">C<\/span>ouncillors and <span class=\"s1\">S<\/span>enators with copies of our main objectives <span class=\"s1\">which are as follows<\/span>:<\/p><p class=\"p1\">1. The creation of a single authority with <b>total<\/b> <b>responsibility<\/b> for management and maintenance of the <span class=\"s1\">R<\/span>iver Shannon<\/p><p class=\"p1\">2. The removal of pinch points between Athlone and Meelick.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">3. The lowering of water levels in our <span class=\"s1\">3 <\/span>lakes by one (1) metre.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">We <span class=\"s1\">absolutely <\/span>believe that if <span class=\"s1\">these <\/span>3 objectives were fully implemented and with proper management of water level<span class=\"s1\">s<\/span> alongside an ongoing maintenance programme of our river that:<\/p><p class=\"p2\">1. Summer flooding would be a rarity<\/p><p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\">2. <\/span>Major Winter floods events, as occurred in November\/December 2009, December\/January 2015\/2016, and February 2020 would never occur again.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">We are demanding that rural communities along the <span class=\"s1\">R<\/span>iver Shanon <span class=\"s1\">stretching <\/span>from Drumshambo, <span class=\"s1\">C<\/span>o Leitrim to Cloonlara\/Springfield and Castleconell, Co Limerick be protected in the same manner as communities <span class=\"s1\">in <\/span>our major urbanised areas have already been protected.<\/p><p class=\"p2\"><b>We have found that the vast majority of politicians are in agreement with our objectives but so far nothing of any significance has been done to implement them and our communities in the river catchment area continue to suffer the effects of these torturous 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The last part of the video was filmed when the level of the water in the Shannon was similar to the level in July\/August 2023. 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