Saving the River Shannon: THE ISSUE - CHRONOLOGY

I compiled this page of links with three goals in mind:

1) To provide an ongoing history of this issue as it develops.

2) To illustrate related, similar, or parallel concerns elsewhere about the disturbing of river environments.

3) To provide information relevant to the co-preservation of human life.

With these links, I hoped to contribute to the overall economy of ideas, to help spur on new thoughts about tenable angles of objection to the disturbance of the River Shannon's ecosystem. For example, if harm was occasioned to the environment by the disturbance of "woody matter" in one body of water in one corner of the world, might a similar situation come to exist in the River Shannon if any particular solid matter in her waters is disturbed? When they added a park or a walking bridge to a given water environment and disturbed the movement of the fish in that location, might a similar thing occur in the River Shannon if they were to build a park on her premises? Etc.

In this way, I sought to provide details which might prove to be relevant/helpful to arguments made against large-scale water abstraction from the Shannon (and against any other potentially destabilizing construction proposed as part of this project). In my research, I found that Canada seems to be very "up" on details of environmental harm and environmental preservation. Perhaps some of this information can be useful.

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THE ISSUE

River Shannon Protection Alliance: "Why we say the Dublin Region Water Supply Project is a bad scheme" (October 26, 2011)

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RECENT CHRONOLOGY

"Dublin to get water from River Shannon by 2020" - by Fionnan Sheahan Group Political Editor – Published 12 May 2014, Independent.ie

"Fixing pipes could pull plug on Shannon plan" - By Conor Feehan – 17 February 2014, Herald.ie

"Work starts on project to supply water to Dublin from Shannon" - by Olivia Kelly, The Irish Times, February 17, 2014

"East Clare objection to water abstraction plan" - The Clare Champion, December 11, 2013

"North Tipp: No Decision on Lough Derg Water Extraction" - Thurles Information, Sept. 20, 2013

"Concerns raised over aluminum plant in Limerick" - by David Raleigh of The Irish Times, Sept. 19, 2013

"Tipperary to oppose Dublin's plan to siphon water from Lough Derg" - Tipperary Star, Sept. 11, 2013

"Lough Derg Extraction Plan Might 'Wipe Out' Tipp Tourism" - The Midland Tribune, June 20, 2013 - LINK NO LONGER AVAILABLE (July, 2015)

"Tipperary's SPA Resist[s] Water Abstraction from Lough Derg" - Thurles Information, March 20, 2013

"Lough Derg extraction could breach EU law." - Warnings that Europe could stifle Dublin City's plans - County Tipperary's Tipp FM radio, March 19, 2013

"Proposed Petrol Station in Floodplain puts River Shannon at Risk" - Green Party (News), Feb. 25, 2013 - LINK NO LONGER AVAILABLE (July, 2015)

"Bord Pleanala overrule their Inspector in granting permission for filling station" - Leitrim Observer, February 8, 2013

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ONLINE INFORMATION/ACTIVITIES

River Shannon Protection Alliance

River Shannon Protection Alliance - Derg Branch (Facebook)

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CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES OF THE RIVER SHANNON

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MISCELLANEOUS

Book (on Google Books): Rivers of Europe - By Klement Tockner, Urs Uehlinger, Christopher T. Robinson. (If you type in the search words "River Shannon" below the book photo, you get some details about the river.)