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Canoeists on the South Mall, Cork. Pic: Paloma Kreischer
FLOODING IN CORK has led to the centre of the city being cut off due to the rising tide.
The high waters have rendered some roads impassable and caused problems for business and home owners, who have been preparing flood defences all day.
For some people, the flooded roads posed no major challenge – they just got out into their kayaks and paddled away.
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But shouldn’t Cork float?!
Good God way a shower of fools/tools, any excuse to get their “paddling gear” out and the weather is only biblical. Go home
was there at around 9.20 after college (had to walk through town to get home). town is only deatroyed, heart goes out to the retailers. could see them trying to get the water out by using buckets… oh and the sandbags were floating around the place!!
They are in Kayaks and are Kayaking. Not one canoe is evident there.
Thanks Niall :) Our kayak-spotting abilities were obviously impaired this evening! Have fixed the piece.
Much obliged Aoife. Us kayakers are a nicer breed. ;)
Funny pic, four guys in canoes and then the other lad just walking down the road.
“Talking out of turn? That’s a paddlin’. Lookin’ out the window? That’s a paddlin’. Staring at my sandals? That’s a paddlin’. Paddlin’ the school canoe? Oh, you better believe that’s a paddlin’.”
Put a cork in it
Would poppin’ the cork not make more sense??
Look at me RTE! I’m kayaking in full Niagara Falls gear in 1′ of water on a Cork street, big feckin deal! Would you not be better off helping people who’s property is flooded in your obviously abundant spare time rather than frolicking about splashing each other with your paddles???
You mean the country is flooding????
I thought it was international gay day at the journal and nothing else was happening in the country today.
Well said Keith, ars*holes
Give it a rest Keith!
Doesn’t seems like a joke to me at all. Poor people in the background, trying to save their properties and businesses would rather make me to help them than play in the flood. Lot of Cork videos at youtube, sad to see.
Hop on a bus there down to cork and help so, don’t let the 10 euro bus fair stop you Robin Hood.
Seriously Hippocrateeth, that’s your smart comment? You have nothing better to say? Then say nothing at all!!!
Fair play,but why are they wearing helmets??..it’s not as if there’re heading down the Grand Rapids..
Because if they capsize, they could hurt their heads. They are encapsulated into the crafts. They could very well cause themselves an injury should something go wrong and upside down and unconscious in water isn’t a good place to be.
They headin for grand parade.. not grand rapids
Good point!!
Good God another Tool
Sure they are hurling helmets! They’re having a puck around as well boy!
I was in a Kayak once in the open sea wondering did i really need to wear a helmet.
I lost my balance for a second and Kayak flipped me over and my helmet thumped off the end of mates Kayak, right then i answered my own question. Don’t be a tool always wear headgear and make sure your kids do too.
Always look on the bright side.
Thank the little baby Jesus that the flooding didn’t happen last week when the entire rural population of the country were queuing for Garth Brooks tickets.
Hey, we all knew we would pay heavily for the summer we had!
Where’s Noah when we need him?
Paddle your own canoe
Attention seeking idiots!
#nekabovewater #corkbuoy #panacanal
The same people in a different spot:
At least they won’t be stepping is 1 of the several piles if dog gick that’s all over cork!
there was used heroin needles floatin about though. pics were circulating last night.
. V
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