Ann Doherty: It's time for flood defences in Cork city

Recent city centre flooding has illustrated the importance of establishing flood defences in Cork city centre, writes Ann Doherty, chief executive of Cork City Council

Cork has been scourged by flooding in recent years and business people in the city are fed up of mopping up their premises after flooding of the Lee.

In recent weeks, Cork’s Prince's Street has rightly been presented as an exemplar of how business can imaginatively function in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The collaboration of restaurants, bars, retailers, and Cork City Council created an open and vibrant trading street, a template taken up by many streets in the city and envied by other towns and cities.