Flood-hit residents demand action over fears area is at risk

Residents hit by a flash flood for the second time in nine months say they are still at risk of another flood unless urgent action is taken.

The residents and business owners in Blackpool, on the outskirts of Cork City, spoke out ahead of a report which is being presented to city councillors tonight on last Thursday’s flood which swamped the historic village core.

City manager Tim Lucey is expected to outline the engineering cause of the flood, the council’s response, and defend its handling of the entire situation.