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North Dublin suburb’s coastal road has been repeatedly flooded, but locals cannot agree on a solution
Thunderstorm sweeps in over southwest Ireland on Friday
Forecaster warns of continued showers and gusty winds across Ireland in days to come
‘The water will take a car and sweep it away’: Connemara river at centre of flooding row
Locals near Kylemore Bridge in Co Galway have faced the problem for years, which they say is partly due to environmental rules
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Councillors tried to zone 288 flood-prone sites for development in past six years
Planning regulator intervened 93 times to stop zoning on sites in nine counties, with more interventions still under way
Met Éireann issues new snow, rain and wind warnings for several counties for coming days
Frost expected on Monday with cold spells early in week but temperatures to grow milder by Friday, forecaster says
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Met Éireann says unsettled weather to continue over coming days
After intense period of heavy rain and flooding, Met Éireann sees no immediate signs of change
Wintry conditions expected in coming days with further flooding possible, Met Éireann says
Connacht, alongside counties Cavan, Donegal and Longford, under yellow rain and snow warning until midnight Sunday
Most ‘priority’ flood defences have still not entered planning after eight years
Thirty-one of 54 big projects deemed priority works in 2018 remain on the drawing board
Dublin water levels still elevated as temperatures could dip to minus 4
Fresh weather alerts for heavy rain and snow after major flooding in Dublin
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Below-freezing temperatures and patches of rain and fog forecast for later this week
Met Éireann predicts frost and ice to set in at weekend with some wintry showers are possible in northern areas
Two weeks after the floods, families wait to return to a Dublin housing estate
Residents in Kilternan, Dublin relocated to temporary accommodation because of damage caused by floodwater
Flooding latest: Met Éireann forecasts more rain in affected areas
Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran to visit flood-hit areas of Co Waterford on Sunday
Met Éireann says Ireland can expect more rain next week
Met Éireann warnings in place across much of Ireland have been lifted as a spell of comparatively dry weather begins
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Flooding latest: ‘Significant’ road damage in Waterford; Clontarf Baths in Dublin ‘destroyed’
Dublin City Council monitoring river levels as weather warnings lifted
‘I’m just sickened by it all’: Chunk of pitch and putt course swept away by wild weather
Chairman says it is ‘heartbreaking’ to see more and more of the Laytown, Co Meath club’s land being lost to coastal erosion
Residents left 10 days without full water supply in aftermath of Storm Chandra
Tuath Housing Association says it is working to resolve issues at its Chapelizod development
Keeping drains clear the German way
There the drains have a removable basket that traps leaves and debris and is emptied regularly
Flooding latest in Dublin and surrounding counties; Met Éireann forecasts more rain to come
Rail services suspended in some areas in Dublin and Wexford, Taoiseach says ‘next two days will be critical’
Met Éireann warns parts of Dublin could be flooded again by ‘consistent, persistent rain’
South Dublin most at risk as rain expected to fall persistently over next 26-36 hours
Status orange and yellow weather warnings in place as unsettled weather to last into next week
Warning of difficult travel conditions as heaviest rainfall in expected in southern and eastern areas
Flood defence walls not the answer?
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Keep your front garden intact and other nature-based solutions to urban flood risks
Slowing the runoff from heavy downpours into struggling Victorian drainage systems in urban areas protects property and water quality
Weather update: Met Éireann issues multiple warnings including orange alert ahead of heavy rain
Orange rain warnings in place in Waterford and Wicklow for Thursday with ‘spells of very heavy’ downpours forecast
Flooding is a battle between Mother Nature and government action. I know which my money’s on
Each winter, severe weather is framed as exceptional
Dublin flood teams monitoring river and tide levels; ‘unlike any other flood before’, says specialist; rain warnings remain in place
Dublin to face worst of rain due in coming days as Met Éireann warns of ‘worst-case scenario’
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