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Wed 08 Aug 2008Small thinking must go down the drain
MOTORS OPINION FLOODINGDublin airport was an island last week when floods closed the roads. But what's the problem? It's simple: the drains aren't big enough, argues Tim O'Brien
THE NATIONAL Roads Authority (NRA) has said it is still investigating what caused the floods of the last two weeks; why the drains were unable to cope; and why so many new roads in the localised area of north county Dublin had to be closed.
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