Cork floods: Ruling opens path for restoration

The High Court ruling regarding the 2009 flood is timely in terms of potential redress claims and anyone who has sustained loss or damage as a result of the incident should take legal advice immediately, writes Joe Noonan

TO MANY, the 2009 flood is a distant memory. For those whose homes, businesses, or sports clubs were inundated the trauma will never be forgotten. The shock and terror is hard to convey in words. This flood peaked in the city in the dead of night. People awoke disorientated to the sound of water flowing into their houses. Darkness surrounded them as the filthy water had tripped their electricity. They stepped out of bed onto the floor, only the floor was now under water.

People fled their homes in confusion, wearing only their nightclothes.