€10m flood-relief plans unveiled for Cork suburb

Plans have been unveiled for a €10m flood-relief scheme to protect a Cork satellite town which suffered serious damage in summer 2012.

The OPW and Cork County Council plan to start work on the Glanmire scheme towards the end of this year, or early 2016 at the latest, and it will take 18-24 months to complete.

The public was invited to view the plans yesterday which include defence walls, embankments, culverts, and modifications to some bridges stretching along the River Glashaboy, from Sallybrook to the mouth of the estuary at Tivoli.