VIDEO: Flooded businesses in Bandon demand funding after Storm Desmond

Calls for emergency funding for businesses hammered by Storm Desmond grew yesterday as people in Bandon, Co Cork, vented their fury over delayed flood relief works.

The town was one of the worst hit by the weekend floods and, as the clean-up effort continued, many people were preparing to attend a march demanding speedy action from the Government as the busiest time of the year for retail businesses gets under way.

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney visited the town yesterday and said that people were “very angry”, claiming “they want the Government to do more”.