'Midleton flood left my family in despair': Cork residents write to Government about their plight

Midleton, Mogeely, and Rathcormac residents prominent among those making submissions to the consultation stage of the Accelerating Infrastructure plan

Emergency personnel working in Main St, Midleton, Co Cork, during the flood caused by Storm Babet in October 2023. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Flood-hit Corkonians wrote in en masse to the Government, pleading for it to take action to protect their homes and businesses in its new landmark infrastructure strategy, documents have revealed.

Locals from Midleton, Mogeely, and Rathcormac were among those who made submissions to the public consultation on the Accelerating Infrastructure plan, according to documents published by the Department of Public Expenditure.