‘Closure of the road has affected everything’

A picturesque village which regularly captures national attention through the Tidy Towns competition is fighting for its survival.

Rathbarry’s flood-stricken families were left out in the cold as local and central agencies focused on the disaster that struck larger Co Cork towns during the recent devastating deluge.

The village, a national award winner in the Tidy Towns, had one of its access roads completely washed away, while some residents were stranded in over 1m of water.