Office of Public Works urged to shore up flood defences in Charleville area

Senior county council engineers say they cannot understand why the Office of Public Works does not consider it appropriate to carry out flood prevention works in a town on the Cork/Limerick border.

The OPW has refused to put a flood plan together for Charleville, saying “it wouldn’t be cost-effective”.

County engineer David Keane said the council was not happy with that decision and was urging to OPW to revisit it.