{"id":295862,"date":"2026-02-13T10:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/295862\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:49:10","slug":"heavy-rain-causing-road-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/295862\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain causing road closures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several roads are closed following heavy rain overnight. Dublin and Wicklow remain under a status yellow weather warning until 12 midday on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Some roads leading to Dublin Airport are flooded, with the DAA saying that drivers should follow diversion signage and take extra care on the roads.<\/p>\n<p>However, the DAA says that flights from Dublin airport are operating as normal.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Newstalk, DAA&#8217;s Graeme McQueen said that the R108 road is closed due to flooding, and the Old Airport Road is experiencing high levels of surface water.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Due to heavy rainfall overnight, some roads leading to Dublin Airport are closed or trickier than usual to navigate this morning. Drivers are advised to follow local diversion signage &amp; to take extra care on the roads.<\/p>\n<p>Flight operations at Dublin Airport are running as normal. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rcGViVtNHU\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/rcGViVtNHU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DublinAirport\/status\/2022208451099996485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has warned of heavy flooding on the M1 northbound between J4 Donabate and J5 Balbriggan. There is also flooding on the M2 northbound off-slip at J3 near Ashbourne.<\/p>\n<p>On the M50, motorists travelling northbound and southbound have been warned of surface water between J17 and J3.<\/p>\n<p>TII has said: &#8220;Due to weather conditions, please consider if your journey is necessary. Reduce your speed and drive with caution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dublin Bus said some routes serving the airport face disruption, including the 16, 41, 41C, 33 and 24, which are being diverted away from the Swords Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Passengers are expected to experience knock-on delays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Bus \u00c9ireann said it has also been impacted by the weather and is advising passengers to check its website for updates. Routes affected so far include Dublin\u2013Navan, Dublin\u2013Drogheda and Dublin\u2013Ratoath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Irish Rail said it has received no reports of weather-related incidents so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Reports indicate that the main road between Rush and Lusk in north Dublin is impassable, with heavy flooding also reported in Finglas, Cappagh and Abbottstown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Fingal County Council said crews were out overnight responding to localised flooding in several areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Wicklow County Council reported no flooding incidents so far.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rain could cause flooding and difficult travelling conditions in parts of Ireland on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Met \u00c9ireann issued a yellow rain warning for Dublin and Wicklow due to further spells of heavy rain until midday.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as the entire country is set to be under a low-temperature and ice warning heading into the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The weather warning for Dublin and Wicklow will be valid until 12 midday today.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0fStatus Yellow Rainfall Warning Issued for Dublin &amp; Wicklow. <\/p>\n<p>\u23f2\ufe0fValid until 12:00 midday today, Fri 13\/02.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf27\ufe0fFurther spells of heavy rain.<\/p>\n<p>Potential Impacts:<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0fFlooding<br \/>\u27a1\ufe0fDifficult travelling conditions<\/p>\n<p>\u2139\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w5QtJ1V6un\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/w5QtJ1V6un<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hVDBPKvfwN\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/hVDBPKvfwN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Met \u00c9ireann (@MetEireann) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetEireann\/status\/2022140855889641724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Temperatures will fall to between minus 1C and minus 3C generally, with sharp frost and icy conditions, the forecaster said.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend\u2019s yellow warning applies to all counties between 9pm on Friday and 10am on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Met \u00c9ireann said Friday night will be mainly dry but \u201cvery cold\u201d and frosty with some icy patches.<\/p>\n<p>It said there was a chance of a few isolated showers in northern and north-western coastal parts early on.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several roads are closed following heavy rain overnight. 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