Iarnrod Éireann has confirmed that the Ennis to Limerick railway line is likely to be out of service until after Easter at the earliest.RTE News reports today that the line has been flooded in Ballycar, close to Newmarket on Fergus in Co Clare, for 36 days, making the track impassable. The line is being examined each day to check if there is any reduction in the floodwaters.
It had been dropping by about an inch of water a day until last weekend, but heavy rain over the weekend and early this week means there is now seven inches of water on the track.
