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Donal McMahon

Newry Canal lock damage report being investigated by authorities

Damage to Newry's 300 year old canal structure has become the subject of an investigation by authorities.
Opened in 1742 the waterway is one of the oldest man made canals in Europe originally used to transport coal.
Local resident, John McCabe raised his concerns to the Local Democracy Service after he detected a breach of the historic monument known locally as 'Dodds Lock'.

Read more: Newry Canal concerns raised over three month wait to remove sunken boat.

He said: "This is a significant breach of a scheduled monument of Newry Canal.

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