Ireland’s Minister for Finance said a proposal is being worked on to increase the level of support that will be offered to those affected by flooding in Co Cork.
Michael McGrath said money will be available through a scheme to be administered by the Red Cross "from next week".
"We do have to ensure, insofar as we can, that all of these businesses that were viable before two days ago can trade into the future." "The majority of the businesses are severely damaged or destroyed, so this is on a scale that we haven’t seen in recent times, and so the response will have to be of a different nature and a different magnitude."
On Friday, Cork County Council said there is a high risk of further flooding in Midleton, and that levels of the Owenacurra river, located near the Woodlands Estate, "are being closely monitored".
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