The Engineer's Eye

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About the show.
Engineering feats surround us in everyday life. Bridges, rivers, wind farms and various types of buildings are only some of the structures that engineers have designed.  But how much do we really know about these structures and the engineering effort that went in to them? How often do we look at these structures in detail and understand them, their story and their place? The answers to these questions can be found in The Engineer's Eye.

In this series, six engineering feats around Ireland will be examined through the eyes of a Chartered Engineer allowing us, the listener, to peer into the world of engineering.

Programme 1: Cappamore Flood Relief Scheme
24th September 2007

The first programme in the series will look at 'The Cappamore Flood Relief Scheme' through the eyes of the engineer Timothy Joyce.

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Programme 2: The Boyne Bridge
1st October 2007

The second programme in the series will look at The Boyne Bridge on the M1 Northern Motorway (Dublin - Belfast) through the eyes of the chartered engineer Joe O'Donovan.

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Programme 3: Geevagh Wind Farm
8th October 2007

Geevagh Wind Farm is located a couple of miles outside the village of Geevagh which is in the south east corner of County Sligo. The wind farm itself consists of 6 wind turbines which have a combined output of  5.1 megawatts (MW). In lay mans terms this is enough electricity to supply 2,680 homes on an annual basis.

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Programme 4: The Palm House at Botanic Gardens
15th October 2007

When the Palm House at the Botanic Gardens in Dublin was built, in 1884, it cost just under £800 and took six months to erect. A hundred and twenty years later (2004) it took two years to restore and rebuild, at a cost of more than €14 million.

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Programme 5: Mullingar Civic Amenity Centre
22nd October 2007

Mullingar Civic Amenity Centre is a recycling centre provided by Westmeath County Council.  The facility is one of the most innovative of its kind in Ireland as it uses renewable wind and solar energy and demonstrates sustainable construction practices through the use of recycled materials.

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Programme 6: The Ballinasloe Canal
29th October 2007

The final programme in the series will look at the Ballinasloe canal through the eyes of the chartered engineer and historian Paul Duffy.

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