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Ian Guider: Water is not a local resource, it is for national use and Shannon pipeline must proceed

Since Uisce Eireann took on responsibility for water across the country, the proposal has progressed at a glacial pace

It could be well into the 2030s before the Shannon pipeline is completed

Over the last number of weeks the Gresham Hotel has played host to an oral hearing to decide if Dublin’s Metrolink, which was first proposed almost two decades ago, will get the green light from planners.

It will have to overcome objections from those who don’t want its final stop to be at Charlemont, from others who want the facade of an old pub to be saved and a small number of people who believe ...