After 105 years in business, MacCarthy’s newsagents in Clonakilty closes on Christmas Eve, writes Noel Baker.

Dramatic CCTV footage of floodwaters sweeping through Clonakilty show water rising to record levels of 2ft in less than five minutes.

Sodden cars floating in flood waters, stock destroyed and untold structural damage — the town of Clonakilty will count the cost of yesterday’s flood for years to come.