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New lifeboat station to open on Lough Ree

A state-of-the-art lifeboat station and slipway will be officially opened in the midlands and is expected to improve response time to emergencies.
Leinster • 11 Jun 22

ESB to close two peat-fired Midlands power stations

ESB has announced that it is to close its two peat-fired electricity generation plants in the Midlands at the end of next year. The move has implications for up to 1,000 Bord na Móna workers.
Ireland • 08 Nov 19

Lough Ree plant to be re-fired after 3-month closure

The ESB has confirmed that a midlands power station closed on environmental grounds three months ago is to be re-fired in the early hours of tomorrow.
Leinster • 22 Sep 19

Call for action over Lough Ree clam infestation

Angling groups have called for an urgent dredging of the River Shannon after the discovery of 26 million Asian clams at the top of Lough Ree.
News • 20 Oct 14

Boat recovered during Lough Ree search

A boat has been recovered in the search for missing Armagh angler Daryl Burke.
News • 01 Apr 14

Lough Ree search for missing fisherman suspended

A search for missing Armagh angler Daryl Burke on Lough Ree has been suspended because of high winds and rain.
News • 24 Mar 14

Search for missing fisherman winds down overnight

A search for a Co Armagh man who fell from a boat that capsized in high winds on Lough Ree has wound down for the evening.
News • 21 Mar 14

ESB plans to sell two midlands power stations

The ESB is to sell two power stations in Offaly and Longford in the next 12 months.
News • 23 Oct 13

Tourist located on Lough Ree following search

A German tourist who went missing after a cruiser got into difficulty in Lough Ree on the River Shannon has been located safe and well.
News • 16 Aug 12

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