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Ardnacrusha

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Ardnacrusha, the hydroelectric electricity generation plant constructed on the river Shannon 1925–9, was the first major public investment undertaken by the government of the Irish Free State, and a symbol of the new state's optimism in the aftermath of the Irish Civil War. The project—the brainchild of an Irish engineer, Thomas McLoughlin—was opposed by established businessmen, many of them unionists, who favoured a rival scheme on the river Liffey. The fact that the contract for the generating station was awarded to the German firm of Siemens added to the controversy. An unsuccessful strike by construction workers, who were demanding higher wages, became a test of the government's will to control labour costs. The scheme was completed in 1929. Responsibility for its management passed to the Electricity Supply Board.

Mary Daly

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Ardnacrusha

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Ardnacrusha (Ard na Croise) Clare. ‘Height of the cross’.

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