Locals angry after large section of Fermoy weir crumbled away

Anger has been expressed at a delay in fixing an important weir, a large section of which has crumbled away in recent days.

The collapse of the weir on the River Blackwater in Fermoy, County Cork had been predicted by members of a local rowing club, fishermen and county councillors as they lobbied in vain for the past two years to get government funding to repair it.