diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/README b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/README
index 3a44c6fc97c8e1759479561780960d19df43c97f..2ea665219ad126f08128f561fff6db1f10b5667e 100644
--- a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/README
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/README
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ This directory contains initial conditions generated for
 the EAGLE suite of simulations. The cosmology, resolution
 and phases are the same as used in the original suite. The only
 difference is the file format, adapted for SWIFT.
+
+The scripts in this directory download the tables required to
+run the EAGLE model. Plotting scripts are also provided
+for basic quantities.
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/getEagleCoolingTable.sh b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/getEagleCoolingTable.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5cfd93ef0f4603e40b7675f3f2c254b2250f699f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/getEagleCoolingTable.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+wget http://virgodb.cosma.dur.ac.uk/swift-webstorage/CoolingTables/EAGLE/coolingtables.tar.gz
+tar -xf coolingtables.tar.gz 
diff --git a/examples/EAGLE_ICs/getEagleYieldTable.sh b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/getEagleYieldTable.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..26eef020cab82acee2c80e88089df1790b281eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/EAGLE_ICs/getEagleYieldTable.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+wget http://virgodb.cosma.dur.ac.uk/swift-webstorage/YieldTables/EAGLE/yieldtables.tar.gz
+tar -xf yieldtables.tar.gz