Parts of rail, road network still closed

LARGE parts of the rail and road network will remain closed this morning while the country counts the cost of the torrential flooding which has devastated thousands of homes and businesses.

Large swathes of the country remained under water yesterday and some areas are still on high alert amid fears that waters could again rise in areas that include parts of counties Cork, Galway and Limerick.

Iarnród Éireann confirmed yesterday that sections of track are still affected by some of the worst flooding the country has ever seen.