Cork's emergency flood response team on standby as storm Frank bears down

Cork city's emergency flood response team is on standby after the ESB warned that discharge rates from the Inniscarra Dam may  hit their highest levels yet this winter.

As storm Frank bears down, and after several hours of sustained and heavy rainfall, the power company confirmed just after lunchtime yesterday that it was increasing the dam discharge rate from to 180 to 200 cubic metres of water per second (cumecs).