'I will be left clinging to a pole': Calls for Ireland to speed up public early flood warning system

Experts say a national flood warning system can’t be rush, but not everyone agrees

The flooding on Main street in Midleton caused by Storm Babet in 2023. File photo: Eddie O'Hare

With the world experiencing a sharp increase in severe weather events because of the climate crisis, there is growing focus on Ireland’s lack of a public early flood warning system.

While State agencies insist it is a complex matter and could take another 10 years, those on Ireland’s flooding frontline say this is just not good enough.