Nomadic existence enters third week for Clare family who abandoned home

A family of six, who abandoned their home in the floods three weeks ago, say they are likely to spend New Year’s Eve scattered across relatives’ homes.

For Mike and Liz Hogan, the nightmare continues after Storm Desmond, which hit late last month.

On December 9, they left their home in Clonlara, in south-east Clare, for emergency accommodation in a hotel over the county border in Limerick. They were also forced to leave their home in 2009, when floods previously decimated their area.