8th July 2014

During preliminary work on the bridge, unwashed stone was dumped into the river and not long afterwards a green scum was evident downstream. Water levels were low at the time and some dead fish were taken from the water.  The inland fisheries were made aware of this and the building contractors were contacted.

The campaigners on the Bridge decided at this stage to walk up and down along the footpath at the Greensbridge Street entrance – asserting that they had a reasonable excuse to do this. This had the effect of delaying the lorry loads  of stone arriving at the site.  At this stage Gardaí took a small role in proceedings – primarily making sure that there was no blockade of traffic in the area.

At all times the protest was conducted in a peaceful fashion.