Bishop in ‘pay up’ plea to flood insurers

The Bishop of Cork and Ross has told insurance companies they “have a moral obligation” to pay out claims made by flood victims in the city and county and must do so “quickly so that people could get back to normal”.

Bishop John Buckley said it appeared many flood victims “have not been given the go-ahead to carry out the necessary repairs yet and this is an added injury to those whose homes and property were destroyed”.

Bishop Buckley also called on the state authorities to intervene.