FF members ‘swamp’ flood relief event

WE had another example of the Government’s disdain for the electorate recently at the signing of the contracts for the second phase of the flood relief plan in Mallow.

There was a phalanx of Fianna Fáil members including junior minister Noel Ahern with all his flunkies, officials of the OPW and employees of Mallow Town Council and Cork County Council.

The public (whose money was being expended on this project as taxpayers) were not invited and, incredibly, there was no invitation either for Mallow town councillors or indeed the TD for Mallow, Seán Sherlock.