Delays To Legislation To Establish Single River Shannon Authority Are "Simply Ridiculous"

A protest was held in the midlands last week against flooding along the river.

Delays to publishing legislation to establish a single body to manage the River Shannon are "simply ridiculous."

That's according to Laois Offaly Independent TD Carol Nolan, as this year marks the third in a row the Shannon Management Body Bill is in the List of Priority Legislation.

Farmers took to the streets in Banagher last week in a protest against flooding along the river, which has resulted in significant losses to bales of hay and silage.

Deputy Nolan says a draft version of the bill is still in the preparation stage:

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