Students sent home and residents evacuated in Clifden after flooding

Heavy overnight rain in Galway which has continued throughout the morning has led to several roads being impassable.

Hundreds of students were sent home early from school this morning in Clifden as flooding caused major disruptions in the Connemara area.

Heavy overnight rain in Galway which has continued throughout the morning has led to several roads being impassable, while rivers and streams have burst their banks amid fears that some small bridges might be washed away.