‘Floodgates needed at Lisheens’ following repeated flooding at Cork GAA club

A councillor has appealed for floodgates to protect a West Cork GAA club that has been flooded repeatedly.

Independent Ireland’s Daniel Sexton raised the issue at the recent meeting of Cork County Council’s Western Division: “I am calling on Cork County Council to contact the OPW to seek the fitting of flood barriers to St Colum’s Hall, Lisheens, for their four doors, and to meet the club committee members to seek ways to stop further flooding from happening.”

Mr Sexton said it was a simple motion and a simple solution for a community premises that was being repeatedly flooded. Supporting the motion, his party colleague, Danny Collins, said that St Colum’s was a voluntary organisation and “this would help them a lot”.

He added that the Cancer Connect charity, based at Barrack St in Bantry, was also requesting a flood barrier.

Independent councillor Finbarr Harrington said that much of the flooding in West Cork was due to the lack of dredging of rivers.

He said: “The Office of Public Works, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, and Inland Fisheries Ireland have to get real about this.”

Cork County Council engineer Catherine Murphy said that council officials will contact the club committee and assess the suitability of the property for floodgates and funding.

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