€12.8m for Skibbereen flood defences

A West Cork town is set to get €12.8m in flood defences which should protect it for 200 years.

Brian Hayes, minister for the OPW, said work will start on creating flood defences around Skibbereen by the middle of next year and take between 18 months and two years to complete.

The project will involve building 4.2km of embankments, 2.9km of walls, four new culverts and four pumping stations.