Hopes of an end to flooding dashed

HOPES of bringing an end to repeated flooding in a west Cork coastal town have been dashed.

Clonakilty faces a very uncertain future following yesterday’s decision to refuse planning permission for a €4.5 million tidal barrage in the bay.

Shocked town councillors will now have to go back to the drawing board, but hopes of salvaging the project are dim in the light of planned Government cuts.