Flood fears to see 100 tonnes of wood removed from river

Council workers are preparing to remove more than 100 tonnes of wood clogging a river, amid fears it could cause loss of life and serious damage if dislodged during a flood.

The timber became lodged in the River Glashaboy during the flood of Jun 28, but was only discovered last week in a remote, wooded valley just north of Glanmire, Co Cork.

Standing orders were suspended at a meeting of Cork County Council yesterday when Cllr Noel Costello (Lab) asked what was happening about the timber which was forming a dam in the river at Sarsfield’s Court, upstream of major population centres of Riverstown and Glanmire.