We’re living in fear of another flood disaster

I THOUGHT I should share the way my elderly mother and I are feeling at the moment. It’s only August and already we are terrified of the coming winter.

As everyone knows, Ireland is noted for its bad weather — rain, cold, winds, etc. Last year we had very heavy rain but it was no different to many winters before that.

For 17 years we have been living in our house in Inniscarra, Co Cork, and we had never been flooded until November 19 last year.