Fionnán Sheahan: The Flooded Housing Minister, the Fianna Fáil Benefactor Developer and the Empty Apartments

Fionnán Sheahan: The flooded Housing Minister, the Fianna Fáil benefactor developer and the empty apartments

Don’t blame it on the weatherman. Getting battered by the storm of outrage in his home town at the lack of flood defences in Enniscorthy, Housing Minister James Browne picked a new tactic.

Housing minister hits out at local council as Storm Chandra blame game continues

The housing Minister has waded into the Storm Chandra fallout again, this time saying a local council has not applied for flood relief funding for the worst-hit town in the country. Enniscorthy in Co. Wexford, in Minister James Browne’s home constituency, bore the brunt of Storm Chandra’s floods that devastated parts of the county, as well as areas in Wicklow and Dublin. Yesterday, Mr Browne shocked listeners on local radio when he said there ar…