Clogged river is ‘serious threat’

One hundred tonnes of timber clogging a Cork river poses a serious threat to public safety in the event of a flood.

That is according to county engineer Noel O’Keeffe, who has written to Inland Fisheries Ireland seeking immediate permission to remove the debris from the Glashaboy River in Glanmire.

It is thought the timber was washed downstream towards St Stephen’s Hospital, Sarsfield’s Court, during the flood of Jun 28.