Flooding in Dundalk

Following heavy rainfall in Dundalk last week there were several instances of flooding. The Argus reported "RECENT torrential rainfall led to calls for flood prevention measures to be put in place, at a meeting of Dundalk Town Council last night (Tuesday). Cllr Kevin Meenan asked that ' in light of recent flooding across various points in Dundalk, what precautions are put in place to try to prevent other major floods, such as cleaning of drains?" Councillors heard that recent flooding led to extensive inspections by council staff, and where cleaning of gullies was identified as a likely cause the gullies were cleaned and left working." Generally the flooding was believed to be partly caused by blocked drains in conjunction with heavy rain, as opposed to high tides, another common cause of flooding in the past in Dundalk. Met Eireann predicts that Ireland will see higher rainfall with the risk of more flooding in the future as a consequence of global warming.