Authorities continue to respond to floods in Co Clare
Flood response efforts continue across County Clare with local authority staff, Clare County Fire and Rescue, the Army and Gardaí providing 24-hour cover to the flooding crisis.
The Clonlara area of South East Clare has been identified as an additional priority area and is the focus of ongoing attention.
The Army, assisted by Killaloe Fire Brigade, delivered sandbags to the affected area early this morning.
In Ennis, council engineers also monitored the flood levels overnight throughout the town with the Gort Road Industrial Estate being kept under close review.
The Gort Road remains closed at the industrial estate until further notice.
The authorities have said that high tide tonight is at 10.25pm.
The forecast for the area today is a stormy day ahead with showery outbreaks of rain also, heavy and possibly thundery at times. The gales will slowly abate tonight and the showers will die away.
Given the present status of the flooding the authorities said the emergency response will continue on a 24-hour basis.
The helpline is 1890-252943 and will operate on a 24-hour basis.
Information is also available on the Clare County Council website on http://www.clarecoco.ie
The Gort Road Industrial Estate is flooded and the Gort Road is not passable at the industrial estate.
There is slight flooding in Abbey Street car park.
Newbridge Road, Ennis closed to vehicular traffic - pedestrian access only
Bridge at Bank Place open to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Tobartascain closed from Limerick road junction - local access only Cusack Lawn, Lahinch Road, Ennis is passable Clonroad - Mangan's to Sutton's Lighting is open
Drumcliffe Road from Lees Road complex to Graveyard is now passable but with care.
Glassan Estate and Claureen Drive, Drumcliffe Road is flooded but passable.
Willow Park and Watery Road passable - local traffic.
Ballymacahill Road is closed reviewed at 12:00
Ennis to Corofin passable by detour after Toonagh
Spancil Hill - Large flood but passable
Tulla Road open
Quin to Latoon Road - passable
Road between Killone Interchange to Doora Church closed
Road between Henchy's Bar and Lynch's Cross closed
Ennis to Ruan open
Old road from Quinn to Tulla flooded and is not passable.
All main routes are open to traffic.
Crowe's shop Sixmilebridge at junction with Cratloe Road, flooded but passable.
Old roads in the back parts of Newmarket-on-Fergus are flooded.
Rossmanagher Road Sixmilebridge (L7112) not passable.
Sixmilebridge to Broadford not passable.
Ennis to Ennistymon road now open.
Maurice's Mills road from Corofin Road - Not passable Lisdoonvarna to Ballyvaughan Road now open.
Ballyvaughan to Fanore Road now open.
Ruan to Corofin Road now open.
Corofin to Kilfenora Road not passable at Lemenagh.
Corofin to Gort Road not passable at Lough Bunny.
Corofin to Ennistymon Road not passable at Rath Church Corofin to Ennis Road not passable at Tierney's garage - detour in place.
Tubber to Kinvara Road not passable at Lough Bonny Tubber to Corofin Road not passable
R476 Ennis to Corofin closed at Ryan's Quarry Toonagh is not passable Carron to Gort closed
All roads in Kilrush area now open.
Surface water still present on roads, drivers advised to use caution.
Tulla to Quin Road patches of surface water but passable.
R466 Road from Broadford to Tulla is not passable - take Broadford to Bodyke road go left for O'Callaghan's Mills.
Road from Broadford to Sixmilebridge is not passable
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