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“Looks like rain Ted” – Floods continue to wreak havoc all across country
Published 09:44 3 Feb 2014 GMT
Updated 13:30 12 Nov 2014 GMT
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P*ss off bad weather.
Ireland has been bombarded with another weekend of dirty, nasty weather, as many cities and towns across the country were hit by terrible flooding. Monday morning isn't faring any better unfortunately and here is just a selection of some of the images from this morning's manky school run. The front page of the Limerick Leader certainly sums it up:Today's @Limerick_Leader front page. One of those occasions when pictures can say more than words pic.twitter.com/ymQ1L787eC — Alan English (@AlanEnglish9) February 3, 2014
Flooding in Passage East Waterford pic.twitter.com/8K9dB6d2R0
— Damien Tiernan (@damienrte) February 3, 2014
Meanwhile, Corkonians are trying and anything and everything to literally keep the floodwater from their door:
Keeping the water out pic.twitter.com/IigQbjAmUq — Nash19 (@Nash19Cork) February 3, 2014
⚠️CORK RT @beanandleafcork: Water flooding onto South Mall - video. https://t.co/8VnMjhw4fP — Irish Weather News (@iWeatherNews) February 3, 2014
Rutland St leading in to South Terrace still under water. #corkfloods pic.twitter.com/RL8cKoE8SD — John Roycroft (@torban69) February 3, 2014
Further floods likely as high tides approach- @kierancuddihy went to Limerick for @breakfastnt http://t.co/NLjJoceAzm pic.twitter.com/rp9uaVx062 — Newstalk 106-108 fm (@Newstalkfm) February 3, 2014
Not everyone seems to be concerned with the wet weather, however, with Newstalk's Jonathan Healy spotting one brave soul out for a morning swim on Cork's Oliver Plunkett Street.
There's always one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgahWo6QKoA
For more updates on the Cork floods and other weather news across the country, you can follow the Twitter accounts of the AA Roadwatch, Irish Weather News and Cork Flood Alert.Most Viewed in news
