PHOTOS & VIDEO: Delivery of the Midleton flood-protection plan set to be fast-tracked

Plans to fast-track the delivery of a flood-protection scheme for Midleton in East Cork have been unveiled.

County engineer David Keane suggested management of the scheme be transferred from the OPW to Cork County Council — a move which would require a transfer of some powers of implementation to the local authority.

It is understood that the suggestion is favoured by the OPW, given the huge demand on it for similar schemes.