Floods, snow leads to hazardous driving conditions

Water breached flood barriers at Thoor Ballylee overnight and the former holiday residence of WB Yeats has been extensively damaged. In 2015, the tower was closed for a number of months after the last major breach, caused by the Cloone River bursting its banks.

However, torrential rain in recent days has negated efforts to deal with the ongoing problem in the area. Galway County Council said water levels are continuing to rise around Cregboy and there is spot flooding on the N59 between Oughterard and Galway.The local authority has appealed to motorists to drive with extreme caution. Some morning #letterkenny #donegal will be an interesting drive this morning on #roads #StaySafe @aaroadwatch @barrabest @morningireland pic.twitter.com/m50c95fm73

Residents and farmers along the river Shannon have been warned that homes may be flooded in several areas due to increased rainfall over the next 48 hours.The release of water by the ESB through the Parteen Weir has risen to 345 cubic metres a second today, up from 315 cubic metres yesterday, adding considerably to the flooding difficulties faced by householders in the Springfield area of Clonlara in Co Clare.

Homes located in nearby Montpelier and Castleconnell, which are located on the opposite side of the River Shannon in Co Limerick, are also vulnerable to flooding when the river levels rise, and are being monitored closely. Flooding below O'Briensbridge towards Clonlara. The ESB are now releasing 287 tonnes of water per second from Parteen Weir #rivershannon #flood #shannon #ireland #flooding @rtenews @Limerick_Leader @limerickpost pic.twitter.com/HGWz0jIxM8

This February has record rain but no dramatic increase in winter rain over last few years .....

Oh European infrastructure is brilliant. !

This is entirely avoidable with good flood management measures.

Clarenbridge

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