Note dated 1.11.20 (edited Aug 2026)

Over a year has gone by since my first warning of potential disaster.
 
Since December 2016, the rate of Climate Change continues to accelerate.
Shannon flood risk continues to increase and a 20% increase in flood flow over the Shannon catchment is a reasonable future risk assessment.
Yet our "head-in-the-sand" politics still gives lip-service to the problem, while refusing to make the fundamental changes long-required!

Nor is change likely to occur, until Administration of the Shannon Catchment Region undergoes radical reform. A Gender Balanced Unitary Authority with overriding administrative control, is the obvious solution.