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EPISODE · Dec 12, 2025 · 29 MIN

Ireland's largest ever water project and what's going on in Venezuela?

from Behind the Story · host RTÉ News

Uisce Éireann announced that it will submit plans for the country's largest ever water project next week. The plan involves building a 170km underground pipe to take water from the Shannon and bring it to Dublin and surrounding counties. Environment correspondent, George Lee joins Fran to explain the project, why it's necessary and why there is opposition to it. Later, Fran is joined by reporter, Catherine Eillis who discusses what's happening in Venezuela and outlines some of the detail of the opposition leader María Corina Machado daring escape to collect the Nobel Peace Prize. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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