The €35m-€40m Green Lane development will be officially opened by Tánaiste Micheál Martin today on the site of the former Blackpool flats, which were demolished in 1999
Cork City Council has meanwhile confirmed that work on its Morrison s Island public realm improvement and flood protection scheme should start next year
According to plans outlined on the OPW s national flood information portal, the planning process for both the Glanmire and Midleton schemes have taken between 8 and 10 years
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