Micheál Martin urges review of Cork flood plan

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has called for an independent review of proposed flood relief walls in Cork City claiming they will damage the character of the entire city.

In what is the largest flood defence scheme in the history of the State, the OPW has proposed a range of measures including building raised walls along the city centre’s northern river channel.

The €140m plan will also involve changes to the management of the Inniscarra and Carrigadrohid dams, and the construction of direct flood defences, including embankments on the Lee Fields and in Fitzgerald’s Park. However, Mr Martin believes this plan will destroy the architecture of the city and would impact negatively on tourism.