Flood response efforts continue across County Clare with local authority staff, Clare County Fire and Rescue, the ESB, the army and Gardai providing 24-hour response to the flooding crisis on the ground.
There has been further heavy rainfall across County Clare overnight and this morning with more heavy rain forecast for later tonight and tomorrow. Meanwhile, high tide this morning is at 10.30AM. Consequently, the emergency response, including the helpline (1890 252943), will continue on a 24-hour basis until further notice. Information is also available on the Clare County Council website www.clarecoco.ie.
The Clare Crisis Management Centre has issued a warning of further flooding along the lower River Shannon over the coming days owing to increasing levels of water in the Shannon system. The areas concerned are O’Briensbridge, Clonlara, Westbury and Shannon Banks. The emergency services are continuing to monitor the situation, in conjunction with the ESB at Ardnacrusha.
In Ennis, Council engineers continue to monitor flood levels. The advice from the Gardai is for motorists to avoid Ennis, unless absolutely necessary. The Gort Road remains closed at the industrial estate until further notice after Girroga Lake burst its banks. Efforts by the Emergency Services to alleviate flooding in this area are continuing.
Ennis Town Centre remains flood-free. Monitoring of water levels is ongoing. An estimated 20,000 sandbags have been deployed at various locations throughout Ennis. Further sandbags are available from the Eire Og Clubhouse. 108 persons have been evacuated from their homes in the Ennis area since Thursday.
The Council wishes to remind people to avoid contact with flood waters and to check on any elderly or infirm neighbours. Parents are asked to be particularly vigilant with children. The council also wishes to advise that there has been no deterioration in the quality of the Ennis public water supply and the quality of water is being tested on an ongoing basis.
Latest details in relation to roads affected by flooding:
ROAD CLOSURES IN ENNIS:
- Girroga Lake has burst its bank and has flooded Gort Road Industrial Estate – Road is not passable and will be closed until further notice
- Newbridge Road, Ennis closed – accessible onto Lifford on to Kelly’s Corner only
- Kildysart Road Junction
- Lees Road Amenity Park to Drumcliffe
- Norrys Henchys Pub on Tulla Road to Lynchs Cross on Quin Road
- Watery Road
- Bog Road – Killow Junction to Doora Church Bypass M18
Drehidnagower Road from N85 (Fountain) to Drumcliffe Road to Old N18 at Shiels
- N85 Lahinch Road, Ennis – West of Maid of Erin Motorists are asked to use Mill Road and Cloughleigh Road
- Harmony Row, intermittently impassable (avoid if possible)
ENNIS DISTRICT:
- Bushypark to Inch Bridge is flooded and will be closed until further notice
- Quin Road to Clare Inn, lot of surface water at the bridge, Council notified, unpassable - traffic ignoring road signs still driving through water
- Ard Aoibhinn, Limerick Road, water has subsided no water on the road
- Honeywell and Dun na Ri are accessible from Limerick Road
- Abbey Street is fully accessible
- Tubber Road, Corofin – passable exercise caution
- Druimmin, on Kilrush Road – traffic free flowing on both direction – small amount of surface water on road
- Tobertaiscean – Road closed large flood and road unstable at the bad bend
- Clonroad, Mangan’s to Suttons – both lanes open and passable
- Castlefergus, Quin – bad but passable – exercise caution
- Spancil Hill to Quin bad but passable in high vehicles – exercise caution
- Tulla to Ennis large flood at Spancil Hill cross but passable
- Ennis to Corofin passable by detour after Toonagh.
- Glassan Estate, and Claureen Drive, Drumcliff Road is still flooded but passable to traffic particularly high axle vehicles
- Elm Park housing estate – flooded but traffic ignoring signs and travelling and taking their chances
- Bridge at Bank Place now open to vehicle traffic and pedestrians
- Lissane Cross to Claremount Road passable – caution advised
- Tulla Road is open and fine
- Ennis to Ruan is open
- Abbeyville, Limerick Road – Flooding subsided and passable
- Tree removed from road at Clarecastle bridge and traffic is moving again. Tree also removed from Road at Spancil hill
KILLALOE DISTRICT:
- Main Killaloe to Scarriff road R463 a lot of surface water in patches – Passable but use caution
- Scarriff to Bodyke road R352 also patches of surface water
- Broadford to Sixmilebridge L3080 not passable by any vehicles. Doon Lake is out on the road. Diversions are in place and are signposted. Take O’Callaghan’s Mills road
- Broadford to Tulla R466 not passable Road blocked off Detour in place. Take R465 through Bodyke to get onto Tulla Road
- River at O’Briensbridge very high, under observation.
- Water across the road at Garynahinch, Ballina (the R494 Ballina to Birdhill Rd.)
- Water rising at canal bank Killaloe to Scariff Rd the R463
SHANNON DISTRICT:
There are currently no problems in relation to road conditions or floods in the Shannon Sub district
QUIN SUB DISTRICT:
- Old Road from Quin to Tulla flooded and unpassable, Council notified, traffic still driving through floods
- Quin Road at Gurteen Astroturf soccer pitch is flooded, single lane traffic only
NEWMARKET ON FERGUS:
- Fallen tree cleared at Carrowmeer, Ballycar Road
ENNISTYMON DISTRICT:
- Ennistymon to Corofin closed at Ra church. No diversion in place.
- Ennis to Corofin is flooded and closed at Tierney’s Garage, Diversions in place.
- Corofin to Gort is closed at Loughbonny
- Kinvara to Tubber closed at Loughbonny
- Ruan to Ryan’s quarry is closed
- Carron to Gort is closed
- Flooded at Toonagh. Passable with caution
- Ballyvaughan to Kinvara is closed at Bellharbour
- Tubber to Crusheen open
- Corofin to Kilfenora is open
- Very dangerous driving conditions reported at Kilnamona due to surface water, passable
- Corofin to Ruan road flooded but passable
KILRUSH DISTRICT:
- All roads are clear of flooding
There has been further heavy rainfall across County Clare overnight and this morning with more heavy rain forecast for later tonight and tomorrow. Meanwhile, high tide this morning is at 10.30AM. Consequently, the emergency response, including the helpline (1890 252943), will continue on a 24-hour basis until further notice. Information is also available on the Clare County Council website www.clarecoco.ie.
The Clare Crisis Management Centre has issued a warning of further flooding along the lower River Shannon over the coming days owing to increasing levels of water in the Shannon system. The areas concerned are O’Briensbridge, Clonlara, Westbury and Shannon Banks. The emergency services are continuing to monitor the situation, in conjunction with the ESB at Ardnacrusha.
In Ennis, Council engineers continue to monitor flood levels. The advice from the Gardai is for motorists to avoid Ennis, unless absolutely necessary. The Gort Road remains closed at the industrial estate until further notice after Girroga Lake burst its banks. Efforts by the Emergency Services to alleviate flooding in this area are continuing.
Ennis Town Centre remains flood-free. Monitoring of water levels is ongoing. An estimated 20,000 sandbags have been deployed at various locations throughout Ennis. Further sandbags are available from the Eire Og Clubhouse. 108 persons have been evacuated from their homes in the Ennis area since Thursday.
The Council wishes to remind people to avoid contact with flood waters and to check on any elderly or infirm neighbours. Parents are asked to be particularly vigilant with children. The council also wishes to advise that there has been no deterioration in the quality of the Ennis public water supply and the quality of water is being tested on an ongoing basis.
Latest details in relation to roads affected by flooding:
ROAD CLOSURES IN ENNIS:
- Girroga Lake has burst its bank and has flooded Gort Road Industrial Estate – Road is not passable and will be closed until further notice
- Newbridge Road, Ennis closed – accessible onto Lifford on to Kelly’s Corner only
- Kildysart Road Junction
- Lees Road Amenity Park to Drumcliffe
- Norrys Henchys Pub on Tulla Road to Lynchs Cross on Quin Road
- Watery Road
- Bog Road – Killow Junction to Doora Church Bypass M18
Drehidnagower Road from N85 (Fountain) to Drumcliffe Road to Old N18 at Shiels
- N85 Lahinch Road, Ennis – West of Maid of Erin Motorists are asked to use Mill Road and Cloughleigh Road
- Harmony Row, intermittently impassable (avoid if possible)
ENNIS DISTRICT:
- Bushypark to Inch Bridge is flooded and will be closed until further notice
- Quin Road to Clare Inn, lot of surface water at the bridge, Council notified, unpassable - traffic ignoring road signs still driving through water
- Ard Aoibhinn, Limerick Road, water has subsided no water on the road
- Honeywell and Dun na Ri are accessible from Limerick Road
- Abbey Street is fully accessible
- Tubber Road, Corofin – passable exercise caution
- Druimmin, on Kilrush Road – traffic free flowing on both direction – small amount of surface water on road
- Tobertaiscean – Road closed large flood and road unstable at the bad bend
- Clonroad, Mangan’s to Suttons – both lanes open and passable
- Castlefergus, Quin – bad but passable – exercise caution
- Spancil Hill to Quin bad but passable in high vehicles – exercise caution
- Tulla to Ennis large flood at Spancil Hill cross but passable
- Ennis to Corofin passable by detour after Toonagh.
- Glassan Estate, and Claureen Drive, Drumcliff Road is still flooded but passable to traffic particularly high axle vehicles
- Elm Park housing estate – flooded but traffic ignoring signs and travelling and taking their chances
- Bridge at Bank Place now open to vehicle traffic and pedestrians
- Lissane Cross to Claremount Road passable – caution advised
- Tulla Road is open and fine
- Ennis to Ruan is open
- Abbeyville, Limerick Road – Flooding subsided and passable
- Tree removed from road at Clarecastle bridge and traffic is moving again. Tree also removed from Road at Spancil hill
KILLALOE DISTRICT:
- Main Killaloe to Scarriff road R463 a lot of surface water in patches – Passable but use caution
- Scarriff to Bodyke road R352 also patches of surface water
- Broadford to Sixmilebridge L3080 not passable by any vehicles. Doon Lake is out on the road. Diversions are in place and are signposted. Take O’Callaghan’s Mills road
- Broadford to Tulla R466 not passable Road blocked off Detour in place. Take R465 through Bodyke to get onto Tulla Road
- River at O’Briensbridge very high, under observation.
- Water across the road at Garynahinch, Ballina (the R494 Ballina to Birdhill Rd.)
- Water rising at canal bank Killaloe to Scariff Rd the R463
SHANNON DISTRICT:
There are currently no problems in relation to road conditions or floods in the Shannon Sub district
QUIN SUB DISTRICT:
- Old Road from Quin to Tulla flooded and unpassable, Council notified, traffic still driving through floods
- Quin Road at Gurteen Astroturf soccer pitch is flooded, single lane traffic only
NEWMARKET ON FERGUS:
- Fallen tree cleared at Carrowmeer, Ballycar Road
ENNISTYMON DISTRICT:
- Ennistymon to Corofin closed at Ra church. No diversion in place.
- Ennis to Corofin is flooded and closed at Tierney’s Garage, Diversions in place.
- Corofin to Gort is closed at Loughbonny
- Kinvara to Tubber closed at Loughbonny
- Ruan to Ryan’s quarry is closed
- Carron to Gort is closed
- Flooded at Toonagh. Passable with caution
- Ballyvaughan to Kinvara is closed at Bellharbour
- Tubber to Crusheen open
- Corofin to Kilfenora is open
- Very dangerous driving conditions reported at Kilnamona due to surface water, passable
- Corofin to Ruan road flooded but passable
KILRUSH DISTRICT:
- All roads are clear of flooding
