Relief works for flood-hit town to be a year late

The Bandon flood relief scheme will not now begin until May 2014, meaning the town will continue to face the risk of flooding for some time to come.

Timelines have now been laid out for both the town’s main drainage and flood relief schemes.

At the end of October Cork County Council and the project’s then contractors, SIAC Construction, issued a joint statement saying work on the €3.5m main drainage scheme “had been suspended due to events beyond the control of either party”. The project had been due to be completed next summer.