Residents of east Cork marched to highlight their frustration at the lack of action taken to strengthen the area's flood defences. Photograph: Darragh Mac Sweeney/Provision
Hundreds of protesters braved heavy rain in the east Cork town of Midleton on Saturday to highlight delays in flood-protection measures aimed at preventing a repeat of Storm Babet, which caused an estimated €200 million worth of damage.
Homeowners from Midleton and surrounding villages in east Cork such as Castlemartyr, Killeagh, Mogeely, Rathcormac and Whitegate, organised the march to mark the
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