Go-ahead for €20m flood defence scheme in Blackpool
Blackpool was hit hard by flooding three times in the space of just four years – in 2010, 2012 and again in 2013. Picture: Larry Cummins
The Minister for Public Expenditure gave formal consent on Thursday for a €20m flood defence scheme for Blackpool, near Cork city centre.
The proposed River Bride (Blackpool) Certified Drainage Scheme will include the construction of direct flood defences and river flow improvement measures along a stretch of the River Bride, which flows right through the heart of Blackpool village into the River Lee at Christy Ring Bridge, and on some of its tributaries.
