On December 14th, 2015, council workers and Civil Defence volunteers maintain flood defences, including pumps and sandbags,  at the intersection of Deerpark and Canal Banks in Athlone. The fields beyond this point are the Shannon Callows - they flood every winter and , until recently, were the habitat for migrating corncrakes during the summer.
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