Logjam a little less

Some of the necessary work has been done to clear the tree from the river, but more will be needed, writes Brian Byrne. And a good flood will be required to move the debris on. Or a posse of local fishermen used to the water, to lift it ashore.

It all brings back to mind this major effort three years ago when Kildare County Council and the Kildare Civil Defence joined forces to lift a tree which had blocked an arch of the bridge.