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Flooding at the promenade in Clontarf this afternoon. (Pic: Twitter/ @AodhanORiordain)
THERE IS FLOODING in a number of coastal areas as heavy rain, strong gales and high tides combine to put areas at risk.
In the capital, Dublin City Council had warned of the high tides over the next number of days with sand bags in place in at risk locations such as in Clontarf and Sandymount.
A weather warning by Met Éireann remains in place with much of the heavy rain expected this afternoon.
A number of travel routes have been affected by the flooding with AA Raodwatch urging motorists to take extra care.
Roads are described as ‘very wet’ around Dundalk with St Helena’s Road is closed because of flooding. Gardaí are also urging motorists to take care on the Coast Road in Blackrock in Co. Louth as waves are breaching the sea wall there.
There is also flooding on the N11 Dublin to Wexford road north of the Beehive with traffic affected in both directions.
Elsewhere in Wicklow there is flooding on the Marlton Road into Wicklow Town as well as on the Rathnew to Rathdrum Road and on Old Connaught Ave in Bray.
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Be safe folks floods are very dangerous god bless you happy new year.
Who the hell is god?
Creator of this earth we live in my friend.
Lol. Hilarious
Keep safe one and all and a very Happy New Year to you all xx
Breaking news…Governmet to put a 20 euro levy on sandbags
Clearly the ppl that live in Dublin give a shit!!! If you ain’t got anything proper to say you should keep quiet simple as. If you lived in the areas affected by it you might understand then…
DONKEY
Take your trolling else where
Ironically enniscorty cld flood again and even though a company offered to dredge the silt lined river all the way through the estuary, it was refused based on a protected flower on the bank. Screw the owners flood them and save the flowery banks is not on.
They should build that wall in Clontarf once and for all, It is getting worse by the year the flooding and a real danger.
who gives a flyin s-hit about dublin.
who gives a flyin s*%t about dublin
The million people living there?
You obviously do Stephen seeing as your commenting about it . Take your trolling elsewhere.
Misinformation: the Clontarf wall was going be 85% mound covering over a water pipe. It was the cheapest option. It also would have ruined the prom completely and left people vulnerable to crime (the loss of the view was constantly highlighted in the media but those two were the greater concerns).There were other options. They need to be pursued.
Rubbish. 2 floods there in last 20 years due to blocked drains!
Says Stephen from Cork. Lose that chip on your shoulder.
@ Stephen O, get a life instead of trolling on the Journal
The shoreline used to be along the North Strand across from the fire station and over to Trinity College, the sea wants it back
Vulnerable to crime?
They paid a large price to gain the view. I love the sea and would love to live beside it again. 40 foot above sea level, not in a flood plain
Clontarf is a flood plain. One residential area used be known as crab pool. No surprise if it floods.
Spot on Rob, and down Paul’s way The Slaney sits in an ancient channel which is some 70 feet below the present river bottom not to mention that the entrance to Wexford Harbour was re-arranged by the sea several times.Then there’s Rosslare which has shifted….our Geological history is a fantastic story
Aunty, are you smoking the funny stuff!! Never heard of nor can find anything on underground canals!
Once again…as soon as the bad weather hits Dublin, it’s news and panic….it’s been in our forgotten county for weeks now, and not a peep from the dubs or the pale!..but as soon as a wee bit of wind or storm threatens there,…it’s all over the media …let them float away!
Your right, ring joe
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