Intensified farming worsening flooding and road damage, Cork County Council warns

Analysis was carried out in the East Cork region and highlighted that the increasing removal of ditches and drainage on farms is exacerbating flooding

Waters pouring down the road from Dromkeen Wood forest walk at Innishannon after overnight rain and flooding Co. Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Analysis carried out by Cork County Council shows that increasingly intensified farming is having a major impact on flooding and damage to roads.

Meanwhile, the local authority is seeking a meeting with senior officials from the Office of Public Works and Inland Fisheries Ireland to allow it to carry out more dredging of streams and rivers to reduce flood risk.