Minister says no end-date in place for Bantry flood relief scheme

Residents and business owners have been demanding work start on a flood relief plan for more than 20 years

Repairs have been taking place on New Street in Bantry, Co. Cork, after flooding caused by Storm Francis. Photo: Eamonn Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

The Government doesn’t know when work will start on Bantry’s long-awaited flood relief scheme and it doesn’t know how long it will take once it does eventually start.

The west Cork town was badly hit in Monday night’s floods, the pressure from which led to a large crater opening up in the heart of the town.