Building Ireland
Navigating the Shannon
Season 4 Episode 2 of 6
Engineer Tim Joyce retraces the major engineering works that transformed the River Shannon into a navigable waterway. Visiting locations including Clonahenogue Canal, Victoria Lock and Meelick Weir, Tim uncovers both the ingenuity and miscalculations behind these ambitious projects
Building Ireland airs on RTE One at 1:55 AM, Thursday 1 October. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language, audio description.)
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