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Green Eamann has no answer to anything, he is totally out of his depth, literally in this case.Green Eamann has no response to Ireland's climate change, his narrative is rubbished by common sense and reality on the ground.
. . . . It was impossible for us to draw attention to the increasing water levels because neither of those Government agencies were answering our phone calls,”
The Shannon traditionally floods the callows in winter, leaving low-lying land in counties Westmeath, Roscommon, Offaly and Galway underwater. Much of the callows are a designated Special Area of Conservation and some of it is a Special Protected Area for birds.
Pat Walsh, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Co Offaly chairman, said because of flooding and environmental restrictions in the callows, most cutting would normally begin around July 15th, but this year attempts to cut grass for hay or silage had been washed out.
He said the flooding was also “a disaster” for birds which “could have done with another month” before leaving their nests.
The region has been badly hit by floods in recent years leading to a big project to increase the flow of the river through to Lough Derg, and to manage levels, particularly at Meelick Weir. Extensive flood protection measures have been introduced in Athlone and elsewhere.
. . . . However, it was too late. Flood water was out of control, resulting in thousands of acres of silage and hay and grazing being utterly destroyed.
Summer flooding creates fears of a severe fodder shortage for farmers along the Shannon
Farmers protest in Banagher about what they claim is lack of action to prevent flooding on the Shannon Callowswww.irishtimes.com