<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[rivus]]></title><description><![CDATA[rivus]]></description><link>https://www.rivus.ie/blog-case-studies</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:53:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hannahelizabethham.wixsite.com/rivus/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Environmentally sensitive clearance of 50 years overgrowth on 23km stretch of disused railway line]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Project This involved the initial stages of transforming the old railway from Midleton to Youghal (23km) into a Greenway. Around...]]></description><link>https://www.rivus.ie/single-post/environmentally-sensitive-clearance-of-50-years-overgrowth-on-23km-stretch-of-disused-railway-line</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60709f1b7716790015bd7d9f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:40:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/331b08_e48d87e9b353430daf7610b0957fe9eb~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_640,h_481,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simon Furney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bioengineering in Delphi to rehabilitate eroding riverbank and enhance salmonid habitat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Project Due to a combination of environmental factors, a riverbank along the Glenummera River channel, approximately 1km upstream of...]]></description><link>https://www.rivus.ie/single-post/bioengineering-in-delphi-to-rehabilitate-eroding-riverbank-and-enhance-salmonid-habitat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606f7788391b2b00160da786</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 21:40:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/331b08_0589e43235464435b888c5d5e36f4807~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_681,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alan Sullivan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental specialists providing advice to the main contractor of the Bandon Flood Relief Scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Project Frequency of flooding within Bandon town increased due to changes in land management practises in the upper catchment over a...]]></description><link>https://www.rivus.ie/single-post/protecting-bandon-town-against-future-flooding-by-dredging-constructing-new-walls-and-embankments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606f76f4888fae00158b96ae</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 21:36:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/331b08_efd80fcc2c0c4cecb44d65af8cc0908e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_886,h_664,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simon Furney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restoring fish passage in Aughrim with a series of weirs with low flow notches downstream]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Project Coatesbridge Weir, located on the Aughrim River in Co. Wicklow, was originally built to back up river flows in order to...]]></description><link>https://www.rivus.ie/single-post/restoring-fish-passage-in-aughrim-with-a-series-of-weirs-with-low-flow-notches-downstream</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606f742ad8c7a0002b543288</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 21:27:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/331b08_db84b57b4b0c4e078c946aac4fb1908f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_705,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simon Furney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creating improved instream habitat and enhancing salmon angling potential using a sub-surface stone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Project Changes within the River Blackwater catchment over an extended period of time have resulted in many and sometimes drastic...]]></description><link>https://www.rivus.ie/single-post/creating-improved-instream-habitat-and-enhancing-salmon-angling-potential-using-a-sub-surface-stone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606f731be7604900158bd510</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 21:22:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/331b08_04a5a011d8824ce28797873a52cc4afe~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_942,h_706,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alan Sullivan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using willow and stone to secure a major gas pipeline and restore a collapsed riverbank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gas Networks Ireland needed a natural solution to a ‘hard’ problem. Riverbanks had collapsed around the main Dublin to Cork gas line on both]]></description><link>https://www.rivus.ie/single-post/2018/03/16/using-willow-and-stone-to-secure-a-major-gas-pipeline-and-restore-a-collapsed-riverbank-w</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd5f719bb2c9f00176d3c81</guid><category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:02:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/331b08_897565adafb343f287a669fdacca5d77~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_843,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alan Sullivan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A living willow solution to restore the Mayo Greenway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riverbank erosion along the Castlebar River channel forced the closure of a section of the Great Western Greenway. Rivus designed a cost eff]]></description><link>https://www.rivus.ie/single-post/2018/03/14/a-living-willow-solution-to-restore-the-mayo-greenway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd5f719bb2c9f00176d3c80</guid><category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:24:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/331b08_7ef6e6821e2b4e90b13fb2c81010b882~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_514,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alan Sullivan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solving a japanese knotweed problem for Lidl in Bantry, Co. Cork]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the construction of a new Lidl store in Bantry, Co. Cork, japanese knotweed threatened to derail the project and place massive demand]]></description><link>https://www.rivus.ie/single-post/2018/01/18/japanese-knotweed-lidl-bantry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd5f719bb2c9f00176d3c7f</guid><category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/331b08_09f42f328c324e1598872c9cff0fa1c8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_886,h_664,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simon Furney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An integrated solution for invasive species on the Bandon Flood Relief Scheme, Co. Cork]]></title><description><![CDATA[Invasive species were a big problem on the River Bandon Flood Relief Scheme in Co. Cork, threatening the integrity of the project and the...]]></description><link>https://www.rivus.ie/single-post/2018/01/18/bandon-flood-relief-scheme-case-study</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fd5f719bb2c9f00176d3c7e</guid><category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/331b08_9203de9067e544118be6ea60dcd27663~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_886,h_664,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Simon Furney</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Managing invasive species at a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Co. 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