River dredging works at K Club 'may impact salmon spawning'

Complaints alleging unauthorised development have been lodged with Kildare County Council regarding the generator project, carried out at the five-star K Club resort near Straffan.

A State agency claims that unauthorised river dredging works at one of the country’s most high-profile golf clubs could negatively impact the salmon-spawning season.

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the State body which is responsible for managing and protecting Ireland’s inland angling resources and fish stocks, complained last August to Kildare County Council that the installation of a hydroelectric generator on the River Liffey at the five-star K Club golf resort constituted an unauthorised development.