One of Ireland’s leading climate change experts has warned Clare Councillors that 10% of homes here are at risk of flooding.
Professor John Sweeney of NUI Maynooth has said Clare properties are more likely to be at risk of flooding than anywhere else in the country.
His remarks came in a presentation to Clare County Council this week, in which he cited research by local intelligence solutions company Gamma.
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While praising aspects of the Council’s work in this area, including their Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Professor Sweeney also explained why this county faces such a significant threat
