River may burst banks again

RESIDENTS were bracing themselves last night as the lower Shannon threatened to burst its banks for a second day and with Co Clare under a severe flood warning.

Co Clare bore the brunt of the latest band of bad weather with downpours threatening to repeat floods.

A flood warning also remained on the lower River Shannon with O’Briensbridge, Clonlara, Westbury and Shannon Banks, which had about 20 homes flooded, all in the firing line.