The Santry River in north Dublin tells a timely story of what happens when man-made design bumps up against natural limits. The small river is one of Dublin’s dirtiest. City rivers run underneath and around us, earning little attention until the once-in-a-century rainstorms arrive. “I’ve always had a thing for the small guy, and the Santry is a small river.” It was both a problem and an opportunity. “It’s not just the Santry,” Stack says.

Source: The Irish Times April 06, 2026 08:02 UTC