Orange warnings in place as Dáil descends into shouting match over flood defences

Sinn Féin deputy leader Pearse Doherty and Tánaiste Simon Harris chastised by Leas-Cheann Comhairle John McGuinness for repeated clashes during Leaders' Questions

A file photo of flooding on the promenade in Ardmore, Co Waterford. Met Éireann has issued orange rain warnings for Dublin, Wicklow, Waterford, and Louth, with yellow warnings for a further nine counties. File picture: Dan Linehan

The Government and opposition have clashed over the lack of progress made on Ireland's flood defences as weather warnings continue.

During Leaders' Questions, Sinn Féin deputy leader Pearse Doherty said families were "once again clearing out the debris and water, knowing this destruction was predictable and preventable".

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