‘Inaction shows nothing has been learned by ESB’

COMPLACENCY, inertia, arrogance, denial and inaction. These characterised “Official Ireland’s” failure to anticipate and ameliorate last year’s flooding in Cork and are informing its response ever since.

Poor communications, the absence of timely, radical and comprehensive alerts and questionable management at Inniscarra dam all combined to create the “perfect storm” with devastating effects last November.

Twelve months after the catastrophic events which affected the lives and businesses of so many people in the city, the wall at Grenville Place whose breach precipitated much inner-city damage remains unrepaired.