Cork restaurant hit by flooding for second time in three months

Insurance fears for Ballinspittle business owner after premises damaged in early-morning flash flood

Owner Robert Platten woke this morning to find the Wild Restaurant in Ballinspittle flooded.

Flash flooding has caused damage in a Cork village for the second time in three months, with one business owner calling for increased support schemes. 

Robert Platten, owner of the Wild Restaurant in Ballinspittle, said flooding hit the area at around 5.30am today, with water "flooding in from the back doors of the residential houses".