Plans afoot to prevent further damage to flood-prone village of Crookstown

Residents of a Co Cork village hit by a severe flood are hoping engineers will, finally, move speedily to protect homes and businesses from any repeat.

Crookstown suffered flood damage on three sides on June 28, 2012 — the day a deluge caused millions of euro in damage in Douglas, Glanmire and Clonakilty among other centres.

Located near Macroom and just off the main Cork to Killarney road, the peak flooding happened in Crookstown at 3am when the River Bridge and River Brouen burst their banks following torrential rain.