'Beyond ridiculous': Midleton people who held back Storm Babet won't get flood grant
The Midleton and East Cork Individual Property Protection Scheme will exclude property owners who managed to prevent flooding on the night of Storm Babet. Picture: Eddie O'Hare
Homeowners who stopped Storm Babet water entering their homes don’t qualify for help under a new flood protection scheme — because their houses weren’t actually flooded.
One of the two main criteria under the Midleton and east Cork individual property protection (IPP) scheme is that qualifying properties “must have flooded internally”.
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