Flooded in Storm Babet, buoyed up by community spirit: How the people of Midleton pulled together

Pádraig Hoare hears moving accounts of how the people of Midleton have pulled together in the wake of the recent flooding

Having been devastated by floods last week, Midleton is striving to get back to normal, including these parents and children enjoying a Halloween storytelling session at Midleton Books. Picture: Denis Minihane

Storm Babet, at her most ferocious, tried her best, but she could not conquer the spirit of Midleton.

While the East Cork town fared among the very worst anywhere in Ireland or Britain when it came to the wrath of nature and a changing climate, destroying a number of businesses and homes, the recovery in just a short time since has been one of the most uplifting stories in Cork’s illustrious history.