Plans for two big East Cork projects affected by floods

Council officials have been told they will have to revisit plans for two major developments in East Cork, as large sections of the land earmarked for 5,000 houses, schools, and retail centres were hit with serious flooding by Storm Frank.

The call was made at a municipal district council meeting in Carrigtwohill yesterday by local Fine Gael councillor Anthony Barry, who won total support from his colleagues.

Last March, senior council planners unveiled a blueprint for future development alongside the eastern end of the Cork-Midleton railway line at Carrigtwohill and Water Rock, near Midleton.