Flood relief for Glanmire residents as minister set to sign off on long-awaited scheme

Residents during the flooding in Meadowbrook in Glanmire, Co Cork in 2012. Picture: Des Barry

A Cork suburb devastated by flooding in 2012 is finally due to see the development of desperately-needed flood defences, with work expected to finally start on the Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme next year.

It comes almost a decade after dozens of homes and businesses in Glanmire were hit by catastrophic flooding, which caused tens of millions of euros worth of damage and left many still unable to get flood insurance.