Cork flood victims seek review of ESB operations

THE solicitor advising victims of last year’s devastating Cork flood has called for the establishment of a national dam authority to hold the ESB accountable.

As the city’s flood victims marked the first anniversary of the disaster yesterday, Joe Noonan, honorary legal adviser to the Cork Flood Action Committee, said some form of independent watchdog is needed to oversee how the state-owned company manages its hydroelectric dams.

The company released millions of tonnes of water from its Inniscarra Dam, 12km west of Cork city, on the night of November 19 last.