Eoin English: Groundhog day for water-weary Cork traders 

Putting out sandbags, lifting stock, installing flood barriers and packing away the street furniture is all too familiar for Cork City businesses

Floods on the South Mall, Cork, on Tuesday. Picture: Dan Linehan

It was like groundhog day in Cork City on Tuesday as tired but resilient traders braced again for flooding.

There was a bitter sense of the familiar as those in the flood risk zones placed sandbags, lifted stock, installed flood barriers and packed away the street furniture which for many has been a lifeline during the Covid lockdowns.