People in Midleton should not be 'angry going to bed on Christmas night if it's raining', minister says

OPW minister Kevin 'Boxer' Moran says he is to ask council officials to explain issues around the delayed roll-out of a scheme to install flood mitigation barriers in homes destroyed during Storm Babet

Flooding on Main Street Midleton during Storm Babet in October 2023. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

People in East Cork whose homes were destroyed in Storm Babet in October 2023 should not be in a position where they are worrying about flooding over Christmas, the Office of Public Works minister has said.

Kevin 'Boxer' Moran was speaking following renewed calls by residents in Midleton and surrounding villages for Cork County Council to speed up its flood relief measures.