Taoiseach admits Shannon flooding problem is ‘huge’

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen agrees there’s at least one national problem that cannot be easily solved.

“The problem is huge,” he says. He is acutely aware of it, and has asked the Minister of State at the Office of Public Works to address it. The problem is the river Shannon, and many others, like the Taoiseach, are waiting with bated breath for a solution.

They stood helplessly by last December, while the Shannon flooding caused incalculable damage to homes, businesses and farms.