Councillor says OPW report failed to take account of floods

The Office of Public Works (OPW) may have to revisit the drawing board on a proposed flood-prevention scheme, after reportedly failing to factor in flooding incidents during a cost-benefit analysis.

The analysis relating to the Crookstown Flood Relief Programme was conducted by the OPW in the mid-Cork village in 2016. However, serious flooding there during Storm Desmond the previous year was apparently not considered.

Sinn Féin councillor Des O’Grady, at a meeting of the Macroom/Blarney Municipal District Council yesterday, described the likely oversight as “a shambles”.