Heavy rainfall causes chaos

HEAVY rain caused traffic chaos around the country last night with flooding making many roads impassable.

Gardaí in the south of the country urged motorists to take care as further rain is expected in the coming days.

In Tipperary, the River Suir burst its banks and the Quays in Clonmel town — historically a flooding hotspot — were closed last night with gardaí saying they expected conditions to get worse as the night went on.