Irish Water to seek Shannon extraction permit next year

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Parteen Basin in Co Tipperary, where Uisce Eireann intends tapping the River Shannon to supply Dublin and the east with water. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times State company Uisce Éireann – formerly Irish Water – hopes to seek planning permission for its controversial Shannon extraction plan by the end of next year, according to one of the utility’s executives. Uisce Éireann intends spending €1.65 billion on taking water from the river Shannon at Parteen, Co Tipperary and piping it to Dublin, the city’s commuter belt, the midlands and east, where demand is highest. Brian Sheehan, the company’s director...