The Taoiseach says he's not ruling out putting individual measures to protect properties around Lough Funshinagh. A planning application for a permanent solution to the flooding crisis in south Roscommon will be lodged in around six months’ time. On a visit to Roscommon yesterday, OPW Minister Kieran O’Donnell also confirmed a temporary measure should go to planning next month.
This involves a pump taking water out of Lough Funshinagh through Curraghboy. Rahara residents are increasingly concerned about the turlough flooding their homes this winter. Speaking to the Joe Finnegan Show this morning, Taoiseach Simon Harris says everything should be explored in solving the crisis:
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