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Local resident calls for joint-up thinking on bog rewetting projects

Oct 10, 2025 17:57
By Shannonside News
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Local resident calls for joint-up thinking on bog rewetting projects

At a meeting in Ballyleague this morning, a number of people warned that rising water levels are threatening valuable farmland and property in the Mountdillon area.

Minister of State for the OPW, Kevin Boxer Moran met with local property owners and farmers following growing fears over flooding linked to bog rewetting projects.
At a meeting in Ballyleague this morning, a number of people warned that rising water levels are threatening valuable farmland and property in the Mountdillon area.
Bord na Móna insists its rewetting works are not to blame, citing recent heavy rainfall as the main cause of flooding.

Local resident Ronan Glennon attended the meeting.
He says joint-up thinking on the matter is needed:

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