New proposals on flooding - Credibility the issue in debate on quay plans

It is not necessary to leave Cork to see examples of flood- protection work undertaken by the Office of Public Works that must colour views of that organisation’s idea of sustainable infrastructure that enhances and protects its setting.

Some river works are characterised by an industrial-grade utilitarianism indifferent to the sensitivities that celebrate beautiful river settings, the pleasures those settings offer humans and the refuge they offer flora and fauna.