Residents and businesspeople in the Co Cork town hope the new flood relief work will end the misery of periodic flooding

According to the OPW, the €30.5m flood defences in Bandon will ensure 392 properties are now protected from potential significant flooding

After witnessing the wreckage of once-in-a-lifetime flood events that killed hundreds in Europe this year, Minister Patrick O'Donovan came away with one thought; could it happen here?

Over 200 homes and businesses in a flood risk zone will be protected as Cork's eighth relief scheme completed

A €300,000 emergency fund has been established to help those impacted by flooding in Cork and Wexford.

There is a chance of spot flooding in some areas while winds are expected to reach gusts of 70 to 100km/h

Minister of State warns that some Irish people 'will become migrants' due to the effects of climate change

Fire and road crews were dispatched by the local authority to deal with spot flooding incidents and blocked drains

Flooding is predicted to be minor in nature and to clear quickly after high tide at 6.40am

In Wicklow this afternoon, black smoke was seen billowing from a wind turbine leading to speculation it may have been hit by lightning strikes during the storm

The flooding has forced the temporary closure of a public library, several businesses, and partially closed a secondary school

More rainfall is due this week with Met Éireann issuing a status yellow rainfall warning for Cork for Wednesday

UCC students support campaign group ahead of its appeal hearing in the Supreme Court in relation to its challenge against the Morrison’s Island public realm upgrade, which includes flood defences

Persistent rainfall throughout the afternoon and evening led to traffic chaos in areas including the South Link Road, the Commons Road, the Lough, and Monahan Road

The package of almost €70,000 will cover the cost of the design and construction of a toe wall at Roche’s Point in Cork Harbour

A judge has criticised the Office of Public Works over flood relief works on the Bandon River, claiming the State body "owes a duty of care" to the Irish people and that it could not just be a case of "getting a chunk of money from the Government".

Sea levels in Cork have risen by 40cm since 1842, 'a massive amount' for flood events.

The Office of the Planning Regulator said the alterations would allow “vulnerable development” on flood plains.

Up to 200mm of rainfall is possible according to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology

Planning for the Morrison's Island public realm and flood defence scheme was first granted by An Bord Pleanála in 2019

The communications regulator is to assess how extreme weather will impact the country's phone and broadband networks in the future

Exceptional events such as the floods in Wexford now appear to be happening more frequently

The planning enforcement section of Cork City Council has opened a file in relation to the site on the river Bride in Lower Killeens, near Blackpool

— and the trauma and impact of flooding disasters examined in It Takes A Flood

Long-awaited road projects in Mallow, Adare, Ringaskiddy and the Cork-Limerick motorway are among those included in the plan

The riverside site was declared derelict three years ago after lying vacant for almost 15 years

The World Bank’s latest Groundswell report about climate migration and climate displacement brings to Maeve Higgins' mind a freak weather incident in New York and the stories of those who drowned in their homes in the city after Hurricane Ida

Larger culverts and the installation of barriers outside properties are among the recommendations made by consultant engineers to prevent a repeat of the serious flooding which hit Rosscarbery last August

€20m Blackpool flood relief scheme delayed by legal challenge

The Save Our Bride Otters group was granted leave on all seven grounds

Legal challenges are delaying the delivery of flood defence schemes

It is estimated that construction will start in the first quarter of 2022 and will take approximately two years to complete.

Save Our Bride Otters campaign confirmed they hoped to appoint a legal team soon to mount a judicial review of the river Bride flood relief scheme, which is designed to protect Blackpool from flooding

Marathon litigation began after 2009 floods caused extensive damage to buildings on university campus

Save Our Bride Otters believe the OPW’s plans are unnecessarily expensive, will result in more flooding instead of less, and will see a loss of habitat for the European otters

A handful of businesses and homes were hit when flooding occurred on February 24, but it could have been much worse, council officials have claimed

Blackpool was hit hard by flooding three times in the space of just four years – in 2010, 2012 and again in 2013

Met Éireann’s climate statement for the month of February showed that there were 25 rain days recorded at both Roche's Point and Cork Airport

After millions of euro was spent on its flood defences, nobody expected more damage in the North Cork town

The incident occurred at an old pump house in Mallow Town Park

While most of Kerry escaped the worst when it came to forecasted flooding, some parts of the county were worse affected than others.

Irish Water has said it believes it will be 'a matter of weeks, rather than months' before the notice is lifted. 

Council officials urge the public to stay home amid fears the situation may deteriorate further

A family of two parents and five young children had to be rescued from a house in Sneem in the early hours of Thursday morning after bad flooding, which saw the Ring of Kerry closed.