Commuters suffer as heavy rain causes flooding havoc

HEAVY rain caused major problems for commuters yesterday morning and even motorways succumbed to the deluge.

Torrential downpours caused localised flooding Cork, Tipperary, Laois, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow, Carlow, Meath and Dublin, making driving conditions extremely hazardous.

Cork city and county were particularly badly affected. The AA said they were called out to help drivers stuck in floods, most notably around Kinsale.