There were lots of low lying fields on the Clare side of the river which UL bought over the recent years. These fields have been taking water when there have been floods for as long as I can remember, the field down by the Black Bridge used to flood every winter and would be covered in water for months. UL bought all of these low lying fields, filled them in and built monstrosities of apartment blocks, new campus buildings etc. within the past few years so the natural land for taking these floods is now gone and the locals of that area are paying the price, there is a house about a mile up the bank from the bridge who had to dig a big trench in their garden to take the water and that house is going to be in serious trouble once the tide rises and further rain comes this week.
I don't have much of an issue with progress and the expansion of the university which is obviously good for Limerick but the developers and councils who gave planning permission for these developments should really have to take more responsibility.

It's not like we haven't been warned about climate change and that our climate would get wetter but these greedy bastards had no foresight at all and were just thinking of lining their own pockets, it's amazing that not one person involved in these projects thought,, hang on a minute, these are marshlands so where will the water go on future.

On second thoughts they probably did think of this but said fuck it, I'll have my money so what do I care

Last edited by Hank Scorpio (2009-12-01 10:58:25)