Supports for Carlow and Kilkenny to protect from future flooding expected to be in place by year end

Supports for counties to protect them from future flooding are expected to be in place by December.

They were prioritised as they were most affected in the aftermath of Storm Chandra earlier this year.

We revealed yesterday how €1.13million has been allocated to Kilkenny County Council while Carlow’s is to get over €483,000 – the rest of the €6.6million funding pot announced by Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran will be divided between local authorities in Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford, Dublin city, South Dublinand Louth.

Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran joined our Brian Redmond on The KCLR Daily this morning to discuss this further;