OPW to use demountable barriers in €140m Cork flood plan

The OPW has bowed to public pressure and plans to use demountable barriers instead of raising quay walls along two historic quays as part of its €140m flood defence plan for Cork City.

The news emerged yesterday as the OPW and campaigners opposed to its Lower Lee Flood Relief scheme appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht.

Save Cork City’s John Hegarty and Catherine Kirwan outlined again the group’s opposition to the scheme’s reliance on raised walls, highlighting the potential impact on the city’s heritage, architecture, and economy.