THE ESB has insisted it was not aware of the likely damage to Cork city when it released more than 520 cubic metres of water per second from the Inniscarra dam in November last year.

THE amount of water discharged from the Inniscarra Dam west of Cork city in the hours preceding last months devastating floods was almost twice the amount the ESB gave in its final warning to the city council, it was revealed last night.

The ESB has confirmed it will not release further water at the Parteen Weir this evening.