Flood-hit Cork businesses get bulk of €3.25m in aid

Administered by the Irish Red Cross, much of the Storm Babet relief fund has gone to devastated businesses in East Cork

Midleton was particularly badly affected by the flooding that came in the wake of Storm Babet, as were Glanmire and Carrigtwohill. Picture; Eddie O'Hare

Just over €3.25m has been distributed to 164 businesses affected by floods caused during Storm Babet, with hundreds more being assessed.

Applications to the emergency flood relief schemes in the aftermath of the October storms have now closed, with almost three quarters of claims coming from Cork, where the likes of Midleton, Glanmire, and Carrigtwohill saw extensive damage caused.