Before high tide on Sunday reached its peak at around 5:42pm, spot floods appeared on the South Mall moving onto Crane Lane, Oliver Plunkett Street and Winthrop Street
In 2015 Storm Frank led to a major consultation on preventive measures in several of the worst-hit areas in Cork. Storm Ellen followed in 2020, Storm Barra in 2021, and Storm Eunice in 2022, but Glanmire only recently began flood-relief work while Midleton is still at planning stage