This Clonmel woman’s home has flooded for the ninth time

“I don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel this time. We did live in hope that the flood scheme would work but that’s gone for me, I’ve no hope now.”

These are the desperate words of Liz O’Brien, a resident of Clonmel, Co Tipperary, whose house has just flooded for the ninth time.

The floodwaters have been rising relentlessly through the floor of her home, destroying everything in its path.