Kathriona Devereux talks to a new group of independent professionals who have entered the debate on the Lower Lee Flood Relief Scheme

Heavy flooding has killed at least 100 people as heavy seasonal rain drenched northern and eastern Afghanistan. Annual heavy rain, compounded by mudslides, often threatens remote areas of Afghanistan, where infrastructure is poor.

Tonight RTÉ One’s popular environmental show Eco Eye looks at the plans to develop Cork’s flood defences, writes COLETTE SHERIDAN