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Restoration at the head of Liffey should reduce flood risk downstream for Dublin city
"The simple thing is, protect this, and you protect the city," says Marcus Collier, associate professor and head of botany at Trinity College Dublin.
Goodbye sandbags? Clontarf gets first look at new temporary flood defence measures
“We’ve kind of a repurposed Berlin Wall here,” said Pat Walsh, secretary of the Clontarf Business Association, about the recommended measure.
In Clontarf, there are promises that the sandbags are to go – but few details on what may replace them
Whatever temporary measures are put in place, nothing is ever going to do the job like a big solid concrete wall, says Maynooth University’s Peter Thorne.
Council outlines plans to prevent future flooding of Clontarf area damaged after August rains
Some residents of Castle Court still aren’t back in their homes. “It’s awful to think … overnight this can just happen,” says local resident Helen Rooney.
Council Briefs: The Cause of Northside Power Outages, and Plans for Clontarf Flood Defences
These were among the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at a meeting of their North Central Area Committee on Monday.
With sea levels set to rise, should the council allow new homes and offices along the coast?
Dublin City Council is in the midst of writing its new development plan, for 2022–2028, which will include what kind of building should be allowed where.
Council Briefs: Adding Flood Defences in Sandymount, Transforming Trees in the Dublin Mountains, and More
These were some of the issues Dublin City Councillors discussed at recent meetings of their South East Area committee and arts and leisure committee.
Residents Debate Environmental Impact of a Plan to Build Flood Defences on the River Poddle
Some say proposals for the Poddle Flood Alleviation Scheme are considerate of biodiversity. Others that they’re worried about the impact of trees and birds.