Retailers angry with cover story

THESE two men have a lot in common. They both work in Clonmel, have lost a lot money from the recent floods and are very angry.

Garage owner George Mordaunt has written off 28 flood-damaged new cars, worth about €400,000, while Aidan Fox, the proprietor of the Fitzgerald and Nash furniture and carpet warehouse at Irishtown, is facing a bill of €20,000 because he was refused cover due to a previous claim for floods in 2000.

Mr Fox yesterday voiced his anger at not being compensated by the Government despite €4 million in humanitarian aid being allocated for householders. Businesses will not benefit from the aid package.