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Cork County Council Set To Reopen Ballybrannigan Beach This Summer
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by SEAMUS WHELEHAN
Continued from front page The closure sparked an
outcry from the public, and also garnered tremendous support through social me- dia.
Ballybrannigan has been
used by a number of or- ganisations, individuals and is popular with dog walkers. East Cork Municipality Councillors, Susan McCa- rthy and Michael Hegarty, have made repeated calls to have the amenity reo- pened which, they say, is a major loss to the area. Both
Councillors this
week welcomed the news of the impending works. Cllr Hegarty told Mon-
day’s sitting of Cork Coun- ty Council Southern Divi- sion “We said all we needed really was signage just to get the beach open, and it has taken two reports and two years to finally come to the conclusion that signage is needed.” Cllr Susan McCarthy
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Concerns Raised Over Slow Progress On Midleton Flood Relief
by SEAMUS WHELEHAN
Continued from front page This is the first time all
four types of flood risk will be examined in one scheme commented the acting County Engineer, signal- ling this as the major reason for delay in the Programme of Works. It’s believed the final
draft plan could include permanent floodwalls and/ or embankments to man- age both tidal and fluvial flood risk. A study carried out on
behalf of the OPW has re- vealed that 240 homes and businesses were affected by the flood of January 2016, and that
they continue to be at risk of future flood- ings. Cllr Collins said the
town of Midleton “will be washed away” before the Midleton scheme com- mences. “We are waiting and
waiting and now we have to wait another 20 years. The town will be washed away and you won’t give a damn about it. You’ve come in here with nothing for Mid- leton” a frustrated Cllr Collins stated, stamping the desk before him. “What can we do from
the meeting today” ques- tioned the Midleton based Cllr. “Can we write to An Taoiseach? Can we write to the OPW, and have them awake from their slum- ber, while we flood here in Cork” he shouted.
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Labour Cllr Cathal Ras- mussen, brought Cllr Col- lins to task, which resulted in a more subdued Cllr Collins adding that the ex- ecutive would “want to be living in Midleton to see the floods all too frequent- ly. Boats floating down the main street and taking peo- ple out of upstairs windows at 3am and 4am in the morning.” Fine Gael Cllr, Michael
Hegarty, said he was also “worried about the speed the OPW work” with Inde- pendent Cllr, Noel Collins butting in that it was “a snail’s pace.” Cork County Council say
one of the main problems of flooding in Midleton is related to ground water
flooding and its connectiv- ity with river flooding. They say where you have
both types of flooding it sometimes leads onto the need for further surveys to help identify suitable op- tions.
Fine Gael Cllr, Susan
McCarthy said while she understood the difficulties with the study, the Author- ity must keep the pressure on the OPW to ensure that everything that is on track, is kept on track. “The time frame for
the Midleton Flood Re- lief Scheme seems to be stretching. There are seven flood zones in the town. We don’t need that type of flooding again “stated Cllr McCarthy. The
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say that on the Glashaboy Scheme, a detailed design package is currently being prepared with tender docu- ments to issue shortly. Construction of the Gl-
anmire Scheme is expected to begin towards the begin- ning of 2019. It’s understood the delay
in the Glashaboy project is as a direct result of changes in EU Environment legisla- tion which was not trans- posed into Irish law until recently. Under the Minor Flood
Works Programme Mr Morey said the junction on the N25 at Castlemartyr, Quarry Road Youghal and the Castlemartyr to Ladys- bridge road were good can- didates for the minor relief works by the OPW.
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agreed with her fellow Fine Gael colleague “at the time we said signage would be sufficient in the absence of anything else being done. We spent €11,750 on the
report basically telling us exactly that.” A Senior Council official
responded by stating “It’s more than signage. Re- pairs are required to the
slip way, rock armour un- der the earthen cliff that has given way, and then signage.” They added that works also involve the relocation
of an entrance for a farm- er adjacent to the car park, “if it was just signage it could have been open two years ago” commented the Senior Executive.
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