The southeast was once again hit badly by overnight flooding on Friday and Saturday morning as a result of heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n
Parts of Wexford county remain underwater on Saturday following a deluge, with Bridgetown and Our Lady\u2019s Island among the worst affected.<\/p>\n
Wexford County Council warned that the road in Our Lady\u2019s Island is currently impassable due to flooding and are advising the public \u201cto avoid the area\u201d. The GAA pitch on Our Lady\u2019s Island is also swamped.<\/p>\n
The village itself is to be avoided due to a landslide and road blockage. The lake has also flooded on to the road past the petrol station heading towards Carne.<\/p>\n
Bridgetown, which was badly hit by flooding before Christmas, has once again fallen victim.<\/p>\n
In Kilkenny, parts of Thomastown remain under water. The flood-prone quay remains blocked, while water levels in nearby Inistioge are starting to recede.<\/p>\n
Green Party Senator Malcolm Noonan, a former minister of State who is from Kilkenny, said the flooding has caused \u201ca lot of heartbreak and hardship\u201d. \u201cGreat credit to the local authority, crews, emergency services and communities who are rallying to help neighbours in need,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He spoke in the Seanad this week about using \u201cnature-based solutions\u201d, he said. \u201cIt may not work in every case but it\u2019s work that could be done while communities are waiting on OPW schemes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aont\u00fa councillor Jim Codd, who lives in the village, said it was \u201canother terrible night in Bridgetown, many roads remain impassable right across the area\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mr Codd added: \u201cTo all those that have worked through the night and into the morning trying to save homes and businesses, a very, very sincere thank you.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know you have a great team when the fire brigade crew are joined by lifeboat volunteers. A big thank you also to the coast guard and our own council crews that are working all night.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Carlow, the council is advising those living close to the river Burrin to move all their belongings to higher ground as water levels are rising.<\/p>\n
A council spokesperson said: \u201c[We] are now advising people living along low-lying parts of the Burren river which have been prone to flooding in the past to move valuable items to upper floors and be prepared. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are doing everything we can but we are now approaching record river levels and rising with more rain on the way.\u201d <\/p>\n
In the village of Ballymurphy, roads in and out are closed due to severe surface damage from flooding.<\/p>\n
Council roads crews are responding to flooded and closing roads where required and are asking road users \u201cnot to pass road closed or road flooded signs, do not drive into flood waters\u201d. <\/p>\n
Roads that are closed include Ballincarrig Road, Quinnagh, St Mullins to Tinnahinch, and Drummond to St Mullins, with reconstruction needed in some cases.<\/p>\n
Roads near Tullow and Bagenalstown are also closed, with some requiring reconstruction.<\/p>\n
Waterford County Council is advising motorists to beware of surface water and pooling around the city and county roads, particularly the east of the county.<\/p>\n
Passage East to Dunmore East roads are experiencing flooding and are impassable while the inner ring road in the city is closed due to flooding, with diversions in place.<\/p>\n
Pumping and clean-up operations were in place in many parts of Leinster, with events, including horse racing at Leopardstown<\/a>, postponed or cancelled.<\/p>\n Yellow warnings for rainfall in eastern, northeastern and southeastern counties expired late on Friday night, with none in effect as the St Brigid\u2019s Day bank holiday weekend began.<\/p>\n