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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 Morrisons Island public realm improvement and flood protection scheme should start next year

The Cork project has been stalled for almost two years following a legal challenge

According to plans outlined on the OPWs 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

The court heard the defendant said he stepped in to store the drugs when another party was under threat and in fear of unnamed drug-dealers in respect of a debt

Regional reports from the Irish Examiner team

Butchers Block workers in Douglas and Blackpool were also informed they would not receive any redundancy pay

Case concerns allegation that boards deputy chairperson did not declare conflict of interest over planning decision for 191 apartments in Cork city