'It’s a nightmare' - Couple marooned in middle of a mile of floods must stay at home for sake of autistic son

A couple whose home is marooned by a mile radius of deep floodwater said they will not evacuate to temporary accommodation as it would prove too overwhelming for their youngest son who has “complex needs”.

The inside of Shirley and David Mulcahy’s home in Clonlara, Co Clare, is not under threat of being flooded, as it is situated on a steep incline, however, it is completely cut off from dry land, surrounded by deep floodwater for a mile.