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843: 832: 4166: 575: 238: 334:. Localised flooding occurred earlier in the day in the town. The Newcastle West Business Association called on the government to help those worst affected by the flash floods of the previous day. Spokesman Pat O'Donovan stated that many businesses were uninsured or under-insured and needed financial assistance. A huge cleanup operation continued in parts of Limerick and Cork. It was estimated that millions of euro worth of damage was caused. 277:. Cork County Council issued a flood warning for Mallow on the morning of the 1st whilst cork council distributed sandbags. Bridge Street in Mallow was closed for a time but later reopened for motorist use. The Town Park Road in Mallow was closed for a longer period. Flood relief works had been ongoing in Mallow for six months but were not expected to finish for another 18 months. Further downstream, floodwaters reached 713: 302:
The rainfall was said to be "tropical-like in intensity". Limerick County Council issued a public drinking water notice residents of Newcastle West to boil their water before use. The areas affected by the boil notice included Newcastle West, Coolcappagh and Rathcahill and the Ballyine, Dually, Reens Kilscannell, Old Mill Road, Killoughteen and Killeline Group Water Supply Schemes.
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and on Tandys Lane in Lucan village, from the Old Swords Road to Coolock Lane, and at the Griffith Ave Ballymun Road junction. The flooding on River Road in Finglas was described as "heavy". Surface water and debris on the Killinarden side of the Killtipper Road at "a very bad bend" caused delays to
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to turn on the floodlights for the second half of the All-Ireland quarter final between Kerry and Galway in what was to be the first ever floodlight championship game in Croke park, the game was described by many as the greatest game of pure vintage football played in Croke Park in the 2000s (decade)
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said that the average rainfall for the last week of July was about 26mm – three times that amount dropped between 7 pm and midnighton 31 July in Newcastle West. At one rainfall station in the area, a measurement of 90.1mm was recorded in that time. Around 100mm of rain would be expected in one month.
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In Dublin, it was reported that one vehicle was swept down a road in a torrent of flood water. "The combination of monsoon-like rain and a high-tide" prompted a spokesperson for Dublin Fire Brigade to report that crews spent most of the night rescuing people from houses and cars. He claimed that,
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Rainfall in Cork for the month of July 2008 was the heaviest recorded since 1975. The combined total for June and July was more than twice the normal level of rainfall expected for that time period. Around the country the weather was wetter than normal for July with exceptional rainfall in County
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junctions whilst there was also disruption to Northern Commuter and Belfast rail services. Garda diversions were put in place and long delays were to be had. Dublin Airport authorities asked passengers to give plenty of time to reach the airport and, if possible, to check their route before they
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described July as "a dull month generally". The highest average temperature recorded in July was 15.7 degrees (Shannon Airport); the same location also enjoyed the warmest day of the month at 25.2 degrees on 24 July. The lowest air temperature since the early 1970s was recorded at
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and said the girls were "wet, miserable and relieved" upon rescue. The girls were met by relatives at the foot of the mountain, with dry clothes given out by the rescue team. Elsewhere in the county, a man in his early 40s was killed as a result of a two-vehicle collision near
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in the middle of torrential rainfall. The three girls, aged between 15 and 17, awoke at 05:00 to discover their campsite had been washed away, with a swollen river determining the need for mountain rescue. The chairman of the Mourne Rescue Service, Ed Kilgore had this to say:
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burst its banks earlier in the morning. Up to 20 homes were badly affected by "freak" flash flooding overnight, with residents having to be rescued from their houses. There were few injuries; although an elderly woman was airlifted from her home and immediately diagnosed with
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led to over 100 people being evacuated from a four-storey apartment block on Centaur Street. Kennedy Street was closed off. The Civil Defence was monitoring two other apartment blocks ready to evacuate them if waters rose further. Elsewhere in the county, the road between
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the Church Road was reported as closed at the cemetery through to the Hollystown Golf Club. Two open manholes were reported; one at the Drumcondra/Home Farm Rd junction, another outbound on the Ballymun Road outside the library, resulting in a flooded bus lane. The N3 at
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burst its banks following heavy rainfall. Approximately 100 people spent the night in a hotel when they had to evacuate their apartment block on Centaur Street. Others were ferried to and from work in the morning by the Civil Defence.
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was closed between the two exit slips which access the Blanchardstown Town Centre. Traffic was diverted around the flooded area via the Snugborough and Mulhuddart interchanges. The left lane of the M50 Southbound at J5
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in Belfast, was closed after flooding put the new Broadway underpass under six metres of water. Five cars entered the underpass while it was under two metres of water and had to be abandoned. Northern Ireland's
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A clean-up operation was underway in Dublin and Kildare following the previous day's flash flooding. GardaĂ­ said flood water had subsided in most parts except for some areas in north county Dublin. The N3 near
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whose flood waters were subsiding (although a number of streets remained closed with dozens of residents who were forced to leave their apartments still being housed in temporary accommodation). The
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to boil all water they used from the mains supply. Supply was shut down as a precautionary measure after a local river burst its banks, threatening to contaminate the drinking water supply.
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road was impassable in the morning due to flooding, with some cars being stranded. The Gneeveguilla Killarney road was also impassable after a river broke its banks. Ballinorig in
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between 4 pm and midnight, 800 calls were taken with 600 of these flood-related, going on to say: "We’ve never had anything like that. We wouldn’t generally get that many calls on
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where flood water caused problems with the fresh water supply. Sligo County Council issued notice for people to boil water before use. Boil notices were also in place in parts of
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the Dowra to Drumkeeran Road was impassable when part of the road and a small bridge was swept away in heavy flooding. There were widespread road closures elsewhere including
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to Celbridge were closed due to flooding. Flooded pumps caused sewage to flow into the streets of Celbridge, damaging some premises on the Main Street. 4,000 Scouts at
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road was impassable. Other roads closed included the N3 (inbound and outbound at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre), the M1 (inbound and outbound after the
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had to take animals home when electricity was switched off. Winnie said: "We have lost a few reptiles, our birds have been badly affected, we had 20
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has experienced some of the worst flooding in the country. One person died; 31-year-old dad-of-one Przemyslaw Jablonski. He went missing in the
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that occurred across the island of Ireland in August 2008. The floods and related weather conditions primarily affected the following counties;
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Heavy rainfall in Dublin led to flooding and collisions on commuter routes. Dublin City Council described the situation as "serious". In
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during July – a figure of 3.6 degrees was recorded on the 5th. The greatest level of sunshine was in the east of the country –
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reported nearly 4,300 faults over the previous weekend, with 6,500 reported faults that day. The worst affected areas included
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said the cost of compensating the victims of the floods could reach tens of millions of euro. Victims of a 2002 flooding in
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was impassable from the Ballindud roundabout to Tramore. There were also reports of localised flooding in parts of Dublin.
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was re-opened. On the M50 there was still severe flooding on both the northbound and southbound lanes. The M1 at
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had to spend the night indoors after being removed by the Civil Defence to the major events centre on the site.
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to provide humanitarian assistance to those whose homes were devastated by the 2008 series of floods. In
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claimed that the area around Newcastle West experienced the equivalent of four weeks rain in five hours.
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was blocked after a two-car collision in which six people were injured. The wounded were brought to
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said despite the economic downturn, money would be made available to provide flood defences for
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road was reduced to one lane due to the floods. Motorists were asked to use the M7 due to the
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was closed due to flooding. There were reports of "a lot of surface water" on the M50 at J4
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was flooded. In Dublin city centre there was flooding at Westland Row, Lincoln Place. In
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said that contracts for flood defence systems would soon be finalised for towns such as
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announced a compensation package for those whose homes were affected by the flooding.
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In Limerick, it took several hours before electricity was restored to 3,000 homes in
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recorded 156 hours of sunshine – whilst the lowest level of rainfall was recorded at
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road at the bypass bridge whilst flooding was reported along the N54 Monaghan to
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Severe weather conditions were witnessed across the country. The M4 between the
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was marooned in the floods and had to be pulled free with the aid of a tractor.
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The record for a single 24-hour period of rain in August was almost broken in
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remained the worst affected area by the flash floods. Roads were flooded in
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was flooded and nearby roads were impassable. Flooding was reported between
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where the canal had burst its banks. There were reports of flooding around
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Road was reported to still be blocked due to a landslide around Gleann. In
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was re-opened on both sides following flood-related closures. According to
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in 24 hours. The record (60mm) was set in August 1986, in the aftermath of
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were the first areas to be affected. On the night of 31 July/1 August, the
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The new Broadway underpass in Belfast flooded to the roof in a few hours.
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on the 18th were cancelled due to severe weather forecast for the south
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was the centre of the flood alerts on 17 August. Rising waters from the
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Several hours of heavy rainfall led to flash floods in Dublin, with the
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experienced what was described as "severe flooding" and the Wicklow to
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road being partially closed from Tuckers roundabout. The road from
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town reported flooding whilst there was a tree down on the road to
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motorists. On the Naas Road outbound there was surface water after
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Road was flooded at Cashel Cross after a river burst its banks. In
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experienced flooding although no damage to property was reported.
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Limerick in the last 24 hours of July giving rise to this figure.
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Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
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at 7.30pm that evening, was cancelled due to the flooding.
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Drinking water was delivered to hundreds of households in
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exits was closed as a result of "serious" flooding. The
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and at the Kylemore Road junction and Eglinton Road in
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were not operating overnight due to the flooding. In
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floating, I have had to put rabbits in bird cages."
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Index

2008 Irish flash floods
Ireland
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland

River Fergus
Ennis
County Clare
flash floods
Limerick
Cork
Dublin
Antrim
Carlow
Galway
Laois
Louth
Meath
Kildare
Kilkenny
Tipperary
Offaly
Sligo
Donegal
Dublin
Belfast
Carlow town
River Fergus
Ennis
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