22-month weir repair wait in Cork ‘not acceptable’

Lobby groups fighting to repair an important weir and fish pass on the River Blackwater in Co Cork believe it could be destroyed by a flood if they have to wait 22 months for the work to start.
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Lobby groups fighting to repair an important weir and fish pass on the River Blackwater in Co Cork believe it could be destroyed by a flood if they have to wait 22 months for the work to start.
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