Bantry business owners demand rates waiver after flooding

Tony McElhinney sweeping out the floodwater from Philip J/Dix & Co on New St, Bantry, West Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

Angry business owners in Bantry will contact Cork County Council on Monday to demand a commercial rates waiver, following a pummeling from the torrential rain over the weekend that left more than 40 premises flooded.

Some 37 businesses and five homes on New St and Main St were flooded during an orange weather warning on Saturday afternoon, with water coming up through the floors of some shops.