Repairs to start on flood-breached quay walls

REPAIRS to two major flood breaches in Cork city’s quay walls will begin before the end of the year.

City manager Tim Lucey has confirmed that tenders for the work to repair the walls at Sunday’s Well and at Grenville Place near the Mercy University Hospital will be invited before the end of the year. It is hoped the work will be completed by the middle of next year.

The quay walls in both locations were breached during the devastating flood of November 19 last when millions of gallons of water were released from the ESB dam at Inniscarra.