Report: Flooding could make Cork and Dublin 'uninhabitable'

A report is warning that Dublin and Cork could be rendered uninhabitable in the next century as a result of global warming.

A report is warning that Dublin and Cork could be rendered uninhabitable in the next century as a result of global warming.

The Irish Academy of Engineers said the Government must plan to prevent permanent flooding in the country's two major cities and the cost of not acting would be catastrophic.

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