Midleton residents to protest slow pace of flood defences three years after Storm Babet

'People are really annoyed, really angry and really scared'
Six hundred houses and 300 businesses were damaged during Storm Babet, forcing some businesses to close permanently and with damages estimated between €180m and €200m. Photo: Guileen Coast Guard unit

Six hundred houses and 300 businesses were damaged during Storm Babet, forcing some businesses to close permanently and with damages estimated between €180m and €200m. Photo: Guileen Coast Guard unit

A protest is planned for next month in Midleton over the delayed roll out of flood defences in the East Cork area almost three years after Storm Babet.

Members of the Midleton and East Cork Flood Protection Group are holding the protest due to what they feel has been a lack of action in improving flood protection measures in the wider East Cork area.

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