Election 2024: Climate — 'Lack of flood defences is holding Blackpool back'

Businesses tell the Irish Examiner that the €20m flood relief scheme for the area is a critical requirement

Torrential rain in Blackpool, Cork, in 2022 saw Cork City Council crews clearing drains and gullies. Picture: Andy Gibson.

It’s been years in the making, but another Government has come and gone without a breakthrough for the people of Blackpool in Cork city on their long-awaited flood relief scheme.

“We’re disappointed to say the least,” said Jer Buckley, who runs The Pantry in the north city suburb. “There’s been no proper delivery of the Blackpool flood scheme for the Blackpool people.