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<\/p>\nWexford County Council warned motorists on Friday night of flooding and accumulations of water on roads across the county<\/p>\n
The River Slaney has burst its banks for a second time this week. (Image: Niall Carson\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n
The River Slaney<\/a> in Enniscorthy has burst its banks for a second time on Friday night after days of heavy rainfall in Co. Wexford.<\/p>\n Flooding caused huge damage in the Co Wexford<\/a> town after the River Slaney burst its banks as a result of heavy rain during Storm Chandra earlier this week. A number of homes and businesses have been affected as a result.<\/p>\n Wexford County Council warned motorists on Friday night of flooding and accumulations of water on roads across the county, urging them to \u201cdrive with extreme caution in the next 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n Motorists were asked to avoid Enniscorthy town, with traffic brought to a standstill there on Friday afternoon, while the council confirmed several roads had been shut due to flooding, including the road in Our Lady’s Island on Friday night.<\/p>\n The clean-up from Storm Chandra continues in Enniscorthy Co Wexford today.(Image: Stephen Collins\/Collins Photos)<\/p>\n The Riverside Park Hotel & Leisure Club posted that the hotel would not be open on Saturday as planned, as flooding in Enniscorthy was \u201cinevitable\u201d after the river banks burst again.<\/p>\n They wrote: \u201cIt is with heavy hearts that we share some difficult news. In the past few minutes, the River Slaney has once again burst its banks, and it is now inevitable that the town of Enniscorthy will experience further flooding. We can only hope that the impact will not be as devastating as what occurred on Monday night.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier on Friday CEO of Wexford County Council Eddie Taffee said from reading the river gauges, Enniscorthy could see a repeat of what happened on Tuesday<\/a>, when some residents had to be rescued from the second floor of their homes.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cGiven the risk involved tonight it might be wiser if they were to consider moving sooner rather than later, in case it gets too late.\u201d<\/p>\n Two businesses in Enniscorthy also told this paper they are facing upwards of \u20ac60,000 of damages, and they haven\u2019t been able to get flood insurance since a similar incident in 2000.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_JS394751506.jpg\")
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