Heavy rain causes floods; lightning strikes Luas

There is flooding in Dublin, Wicklow and Westmeath this evening following heavy thundery showers.

Jones' Road near Croke Park is impassable due to flooding.

Nearby there is flooding on Griffith Avenue and Marino Road.

There are also reports of flooding on Sheriff St at Docklands Train Station, at Macken St/Hanover St. on the North Quays before O'Connell Bridge, on the Shelbourne Road/Lansdowne Road Junction and on the Swords Road in Santry.

Meanwhile, Luas Green Line services were stopped for a while between St.Stephen's Green and Beechwood after a tram was hit by lightning at Windy Arbour.

@breakingnewsie Stockhole Lane cloghran starting to flood both direction

— ✨✨ Shell Byrne✨✨ (@shelllou76) July 26, 2013

Thunder and lightning and torrential rain in Dublin and I have a cocktail umbrella.

— Luddlite (@LuddLite) July 26, 2013

@broadsheet_ie River santry has burst it's banks. #flooding #santry #sailing pic.twitter.com/sI5GoTiWJj

— Brian Bass (@BrianpBass) July 26, 2013

@john_mcguirk D4 #Thunderstorms #DayAdventure @Independent_ie pic.twitter.com/cdKCSMHMsX

— Patricia Tsouros (@PTsouros) July 26, 2013