Environment

New Ross cleaning up after ‘one-in-150-years’ freak downpour

Homes and businesses deal with the aftermath of weather event for which ‘towns are not designed’

Elizabeth O'Connor in her family home on Old Charleton Hill, New Ross, Co Wexford. Photograph: Mary Browne
Elizabeth O'Connor in her family home on Old Charleton Hill, New Ross, Co Wexford. Photograph: Mary Browne
Tim O'Brien
Tue Aug 16 2022 - 20:23 • 4 MIN READ

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Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien is an Irish Times journalist