Legal Advice On Plans To Repair Fermoy’s 200-Year-Old Weir Expected In Next Two Weeks

Salmon spawning and migration have been affected by the condition of the weir which is breached in at least three places

Legal advice on plans to repair Fermoy’s 200-year-old weir is expected in the next two weeks

Salmon spawning and migration have been affected by the condition of the weir which is breached in at least three places.

Plans for the replacement of the structure have been put forward with one design estimated to cost between €2.5m and €2.6m 

However the Evening Echo reports that  Cork County Council officials have said that If the existing weir could be fixed, the estimate would  likely be in the region of  €1.2m.
 

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