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. Minister Boxer Moran says he will bring concerns to other relevant parties and a solution must be found:
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