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Minister turns down appeal on behalf of Limerick couple facing 'perilous situation'

MINISTER Kevin Boxer Moran has told the Dáil he received “an awful lot of angry exchanges” about the plight of the Roches in Abbeyfeale whose home is threatened by riverbank erosion on the Feale. His comments came when Fianna Fail TD Niall Collins ...

27 Jan 2018 at 16:00

Motoring

Yellow rain warning still in place as crews battle flooding on West Limerick roads

A YELLOW rain warning remains in place for Limerick, with a number of roads across the West of the county flooded this Wednesday as a result. Outdoor crews are dealing with a number of flooding incidents in the western part of the county, and ...

22 Nov 2017 at 12:30

Weather

Limerick flooding concerns as ESB increases flow at Parteen Weir

THE ESB has announced that the discharge at Parteen Weir has increased from 200 cumecs to 240 cumecs this Tuesday. A spokesperson said that they were increasing flows due to heavy rainfall in the catchment. “This is also cogniscant of ...

30 Jan 2018 at 13:21

Breaking News

High Court proceedings following Limerick flooding

HIGH Court proceedings have been initiated following severe flooding in the Corbally area of Limerick city last Christmas. More than a dozen houses in Richmond Park were flooded and a number of cars submerged in several feet of water ...

15 Oct 2016 at 09:30

Planning

Minister Kevin 'Boxer' Moran aiming to fast-track Limerick flood defence plans

THE Minister in charge of the delivery of flood defences to Limerick’s riverside communities has pledged these will be fast-tracked through the planning process. Independent Alliance TD Kevin 'Boxer' Moran was in the city on Friday ...

04 Dec 2017 at 17:22

Environment

Large scale dredging in Limerick not ‘appropriate or viable’ says the OPW

FLOODING, disease, all we’re missing is locusts and it will be the apocalypse. The photo shows just how high the Mulcair river got after the heavy rain over the weekend and Monday. It resulted in localised road flooding this week. ...

13 Mar 2020 at 13:45

Environment

Limerick Council ‘forced into U-turn over flood defences’

LIMERICK City and County Council was forced into a U-turn over its proposals for flood defences in the Potato Market, it’s been claimed. As part of a raft of measures for flood defences along the King’s Island, which are ...

07 Mar 2020 at 22:00

Business

Flood reliefs now planned for Limerick village with 'no risk'

A DRAFT plan last August that stated “there is no flood risk to any properties” in Castleconnell was met with astonishment and anger by local residents. The statement must have felt like a slap in the face to people ...

02 Apr 2017 at 15:00

Community

#OPHELIA: Limerick flooding alert cancelled as surges subside

THE FLOODING alert has been issued for Limerick after the strong winds of Hurricane Ophelia this Monday has been cancelled as levels subside. Limerick City and County Council earlier issued the flooding alert for ...

16 Oct 2017 at 18:05

Planning

Calls for man made lake in County Limerick to be decommissioned to prevent flood

DECOMMISSIONING a man-made lake high above Foynes could be the best or maybe the only way to avoid a recurrence of last November’s flood which devastated the Foynes Flying Boat and Maritime Museum. The ...

02 Apr 2018 at 14:00

Environment

Scientist says ‘no magic solution’ to flood crisis in Limerick

LIMERICK’s growing flooding crisis needs to be accounted for in the local authority’s new development plan for the city and county. That is according to geoscientist and Mary Immaculate College ...

29 Feb 2020 at 13:45

Local News

Limerick councillors demand new home for family facing river bank erosion threat

RELOCATION is the only solution for the Limerick couple, Eamon and Marie Roche, whose home is under threat from river bank erosion, councillors agreed when the Newcastle West Municipal ...

13 Jan 2018 at 13:00

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