Councils’ flood planning was a washout

FOLLOWING the massive flooding of Cork last week, the city and county management has a lot to answer for. The city manager says the flooding was “a totally unprecedented situation”.

Maybe, but not unpredictable.

Cork city lies only a few feet above sea level .... low-lying and flat in the centre with a history of being prone to flooding. And not far from a hydroelectric dam. Why didn’t the city management anticipate this happening?