River Deel protest is re-activated as workers resume digging
Residents of the town of Palaskenry are back out on the street again as contracors, working for Limerick County Council resumed work on re-sourcing the town’s water supply from a local lake to the River Deel.
Residents claim that the water from the river is highly polluted and wish to keep getting their water from the lake. They have painted a white line accross the road outside the town and have vowed to prevent the council workers from crossing it.
When work resumed yesterday, protestors returned and staged a sit in protest, blocking the workers from continuing. Deck chairs and pic nic tables were set up on the road, with enough space to allow traffic to pass.
The council say that the water from the river is given the same treatment as that of the lake, and that the water from the lake is insufficient to meet the demands of a growing town. The lack of sufficient water is affecting the granting of planning permission for people who want to build in the area, the council say.
Four protestors gave an undertaking to the High Court that they would not interfiere with work pending a judicial review of the situation, set to be heard on June 15th. However, it is claimed that they were not present at this new protest.
The council is expected to seek an injunction from the High Court today to stop protestors holding up work on the new pipeline.