Dam no longer needed

THE worst flooding ever experienced in Cork city, especially along the Lee Valley last month, was caused by a combination of flash floods and the release of an inordinate volume of water from the Inniscarra dam.

Had the dam burst the entire city could have been destroyed from a man-made tsunami.

The Lord Major, Cllr Dara Murphy, speaking recently on RTÉ’s Prime Time programme, adverted to the fact that the dam has passed its shelf life.