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Reporter he showed us carpet, foam and debris on the bottom of the lake. This is a platform. Its not going to move on you. Im on top of what used to be a floating platform used years ago. Underneath this wooden platform are large pieces of foam like this used to keep the platform afloat. This material is some of the worst manmade material for the environment. It breaks down and it doesnt go away. Its here forever. Three years ago i brought down president dale and took him to the creek and showed him the very things im showing you today and he said thats our stuff, doug well take care of it. Re...

Council seeks Further Information on ‘tranquillity mooring’ plans QUESTIONS have been raised about plans to install a ‘tranquillity mooring’ at a location close to Holy Island, on the Clare side of Lough Derg. Waterways Ireland, who applied for permission at the end of last year, have been asked to explain how anti-social behaviour and noise pollution will be avoided. In addition, county planners have requested more details of how sensitive local sites will be protected. They have also asked Waterways Ireland to consider the cumulative impact given that the visitor plan for Holy Islan...

Objector brands tranquillity moorings ‘a contradiction in terms’ TRANQUILITY moorings, which are planned by Waterways Ireland for the Clare section of Lough Derg, are the subject of a number of objections over concerns about their impact on wildlife and local amenities. Last month, Waterways Ireland lodged applications to build moorings at three locations – Castle Bawn Bay, Ogonnelloe; at the mouth of the Scariff River; and on another site North West of Inis Cealtra, close to Knockaphort Jetty, around 130m from the lakeshore. At an active travel briefing for Clare last week, Regional Ma...