Solicitor refuses to rule out legal action by victims of deluge against ESB

A SOLICITOR investigating the flooding of homes in Cork city has refused to rule out a legalaction against the ESB on behalf of those affected.

Joe Noonan, of the law firm Noonan Linehan Carroll Coffey, said he had received a “steady trickle” of calls from people affected by the November flooding since he posted an advertisement in the Irish Examiner on Saturday.

The advertisement stated: ‘We represent householders and businesses who have suffered as a result of the November flood. We are investigating whether it was avoidable and whether proper warning was given’.