A 24 hour yellow alert for rain has been issued for Cork from 9am. Cork County Council met yesterday and a level one flood response plan has been activated in East Cork.
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A flood relief scheme has opened for small businesses in Bantry. The scheme provides a 5 thousand euro assistance payment towards the cost of returning premises to their pre-flood condition initially unless additional funding is required.
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E-scooters are not toys. That's the message from a new, joint appeal from the RSA and Children's Health Ireland in the lead-up to Christmas. E-scooters are now the leading cause of traumatic brain injury in children admitted to Temple Street Hospital
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Santa Claus will be making a special trip to Cork this evening where he will be the star of the Corkmas Parade. He is making a flying visit to the city from the North Pole to kick start Christmas and switch on the lights in the city
