Government unveils €150m Cork flood protection plan

More than 3,000 Cork City homes and businesses will be given long-overdue protection from devastating floods under a €150m scheme set to be unveiled by Government today.

Independent Alliance TD and minister of state at the office of public works Seán Canney will confirm the move at an event in the city this morning at which the plans will be formally put out for public consultation.

As part of what officials have described as the largest flood relief scheme in Irish history, the Government is due to spend €150m over the coming years on addressing chronic flooding problems in Cork City, which have resulted in five separate crises since 2009.