Renewed Concerns Over Plans To Extract Water From River Shannon

There's renewed concerns about controversial plans to extract water from the River Shannon following a meeting with Irish Water.

Representatives from the water utility company met with Killaloe Municipal Disctrict Councillors in Scarriff yesterday to discuss plans to increase water supply to the Mid-lands and Dublin.

Four proposals, three of which involve water being taken from the river Shannon at Lough Derg are still being considered but no decision will be made until October.

However, Whitegate Councillor Pat Burke now fears that the option of a desalination plant in Dublin has been ruled out.