Flood victims and farmers have reacted angrily after it emerged that government officials charged with tackling the flood crisis did not meet for up to six years.

THERE will be no national coordinated plan to prepare for next week’s record high tides despite the Office of Public Works (OPW) despite being given the responsibility for drawing up an emergency strategy following recent flooding.

THE Cabinet will decide tomorrow on a humanitarian aid package for flood victims.

AN unpublished Government report obtained by the Irish Examiner highlights the failure of existing flood protection measures, calling them inappropriate and unsustainable.