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Should we get rid of The River Lee?

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  • 04-02-2014 10:42pm
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    theglobe
    Registered Users Posts: 300 ✭✭theglobe


    Why dont we try and close up the river and redirect the water elsewhere? It's causing serious problems year after year.


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    sawdoubters
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭sawdoubters


    where would all the water that flows into the river go

    it would flood cork


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    ShamoBuc
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    theglobe wrote: »
    Why dont we try and close up the river and redirect the water elsewhere? It's causing serious problems year after year.

    Not very well thought out:pac:


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    Sonics2k
    Registered Users Posts: 8,249 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    I don't think you have quite understand how it works.

    Also, a Cork without the River Lee is like a sky without stars. Its just wrong!


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    Cataleya Polite U-boat
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    theglobe wrote: »
    Why dont we try and close up the river and redirect the water elsewhere? It's causing serious problems year after year.

    or they could dredge it or install some kind of flood barrier system....... you know realistic options


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    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,597 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    Itd be easier to move the city.


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    eyescreamcone
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    Cataleya Polite U-boat wrote: »
    or they could dredge it or install some kind of flood barrier system....... you know realistic options

    Exactly - rather than handing out sandbags - when the water is coming into buildings through the plumbing in a lot of cases.

    Anything would be better than the present non existing system.

    Reminds me of the Fr.Ted episode where the only solution to a problem was to have a mass!


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    BanzaiBk
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    Cataleya Polite U-boat wrote: »
    or they could dredge it or install some kind of flood barrier system....... you know realistic options

    No no, let's just get rid of it.


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    theglobe
    Registered Users Posts: 300 ✭✭theglobe


    Good to see some support for it here. I'll set up a facebook petition tomorrow and link it here. Thanks for all the support.


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    beer enigma
    Registered Users Posts: 6,165 ✭✭✭beer enigma


    Where's the plug ?


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    #11
    aujopimur
    Registered Users Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    Divert it thru' Limerick.:D


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    theglobe
    Registered Users Posts: 300 ✭✭theglobe


    What we need to do is put a cork in it and remove the cork. In all honesty though, is there a more disrespected river in Ireland? When I see tourists take pictures of it I always have a little chuckle to myself.


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    horgan_p
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    Where would we sport and play ?


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    Dannyboy83
    Registered Users Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Dannyboy83


    Apparently flood barriers still won't solve the problem in Cork.
    It requires a tidal barrier if I understood correctly.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=88279022&postcount=45


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    bogman
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    Cataleya Polite U-boat wrote: »
    or they could dredge it

    We used to for years, the Ringacoltig did a great job daily dredging the lower river, wonder why they stopped, terrible idea

    13123.jpg

    Todays problems would be much less if it was still running


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    jimgoose
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    "By the banks of my own lovely sort-of-Wadi-thing-where-the-Lee-used-to-be"... no, not gonna fly.


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    Markcheese
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    They still dredge it, well they were doing it a few years ago,
    They need to dredge the top of the river though , the river bed never floods ...

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



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    downonthefarm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭downonthefarm


    While ye are at it get rid if cork too


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    ShamoBuc
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    downonthefarm wrote: »
    While ye are at it get rid if cork too

    Go backtoyourfarm


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    Rega
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    downonthefarm wrote: »
    While ye are at it get rid if cork too

    If cork what?


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    downonthefarm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭downonthefarm


    If cork and Kilkenny had a fight who would win


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    irish bloke
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    downonthefarm wrote: »
    If cork and Kilkenny had a fight who would win

    Limerick


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    Cantremember
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    Divert it into Kerry


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    #24
    FHB
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭FHB


    I say we outsource the river to India.


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    #25
    downonthefarm
    Registered Users Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭downonthefarm


    Sell some it to Dublin like they want to do with the Shannon


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    periodictable
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    How about getting rid of Cork by allowing the Lee to flood? Cork is slowly dipping into the sea anyway....


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    ShamoBuc
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    periodictable wrote: »
    How about getting rid of Cork by allowing the Lee to flood? Cork is slowly dipping into the sea anyway....

    Lets practice with dublin first.....start small like.


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    #28
    daedal
    Registered Users Posts: 162 ✭✭daedal


    I reckon we should just submerge Cork and build a hydroelectric dam to power Limerick.


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    #29
    Tommy Dillon
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 216 ✭✭Tommy Dillon


    I think this is God trying to tell you something... maybe stop being a bunch of arrogant, whinging, jealous shower of langers. you will never be the capital and thats that


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    #30
    RidleyRider
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭RidleyRider


    This is going to end well:pac: As a Tipp man I feel bad for the store owners and effected housing owners for the damage they suffer each time the Lee does burst it's banks. It's not their fault, more things should be put in place to prevent the severity of flooding not just in Cork but Ireland as a whole.


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    jamesbere
    Registered Users Posts: 5,022 ✭✭✭jamesbere


    Divert the river all the way to Bantry Bay, that should solve the problem. :D


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