'We lost a pitch, but hopefully saved part of the community': Sarsfields grounds significantly flooded 

Sarsfield Hurling Club, which beat Midleton in the senior county final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday last, felt the full effects of Storm Babet today. 

Many parts of Cork experienced significant flooding over the last number of hours, with a reported one month's rain falling in just 24 hours. 

In a post on social media, the club said that its grounds had essentially become a flood plain but with good reason. 

The post read: “We will be forever proud of our Senior Team on Sunday and today Sars Hurling Club experienced heroism in the form of our pitch committee and volunteers.

“Although we wanted to ensure we could limit the damage to the club house we made the decision to open the 2 large gates (behind the bar area and at the end of the pitch).

“As a result, our main pitch essentially became a flood plain in order to relieve the flooding to the immediate Riverstown area, Orchard Manor and surrounding businesses. We won a county, lost a pitch but hopefully saved a part of the Glanmire community.”

Elsewhere in Glanmire, residents of Copper Valley View were also significantly affected, with about 25 to 30 homes badly flooded.

Roads in and out of the area were affected over the course of the day. 

This evening Cork City Council advised that the R639 from Hazelwood Road to the junction with Springhill in Glanmire is now closed for the remainder of the evening.

⚠️Road Closure Notice

The R639 from Hazelwood Road to the junction with Springhill in Glanmire is now closed for the remainder of the evening.

Traffic can come down Barnavara Hill and turn left along the R639 to access Hazelwood Road.@CorkSafetyAlert @CorksRedFM @Corks96FM pic.twitter.com/jzlThTAPDe

— Cork City Council (@corkcitycouncil) October 18, 2023

"Traffic can come down Barnavara Hill and turn left along the R639 to access Hazelwood Road," it said on X.