Anger as fisheries board refuses request to further dredge river

ANGER has been expressed after fisheries board officials refused Cork County Council’s request to carry out further dredging on the Bandon river as part of the local authority’s flood prevention plans.

Millions of euro of damage occurred in Bandon after a major flood on November 19 last.

The local authority is planning to carry out major flood prevention works in the town. It wanted to remove gravel which was washed into the river during the November deluge.