Wading through opposing sides of the Cork flood defence plans

The OPW and a voluntary campaign group are at odds over how to combat flooding in Cork. Eoin English examines what may be coming on stream.

BATTLELINES have been drawn over the State’s largest ever flood defence project, with fears on one side that it will destroy a city’s character, and fears on the other that objections could delay it.

On one side are Office of Public Works (OPW) engineers and their consultants Arup who are trying to design a solution to minimise flood risk for the thousands of Cork City traders and residents who live in fear of every flood alert.