Person: Pat Lysaght

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Limerick homes flooded twice in a day

A number of homes in Limerick flooded for the second time in 24 hours due to an 8m-high tide on the River Shannon. The river is in flood in recent days due to increased rainfall.

Wed, 11 Mar, 2020

Homes in Limerick and Clare flooded after Shannon bursts banks

A number of homes in Limerick flooded this morning after the River Shannon burst its banks during a eight-meter high tide.

Tue, 10 Mar, 2020

Call to reopen Limerick waterways

Newly appointed junior tourism minister, Patrick O’Donovan, has been urged to act on the decision by Waterways Ireland to close to navigation stretches of the River Shannon that pass through Limerick.

Fri, 03 Jun, 2016

Black swan ‘escaped from captivity’ some years before

A BLACK swan native to Australia and spotted on the River Shannon in recent weeks was believed to have escaped from captivity in Lispole, Co Kerry, some years ago.

Fri, 20 Aug, 2010