Latest advice from Gardai and Clare County Council as of 7 pm.
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The Gort Road and Limerick Road access to Ennis have been closed.
The advice from the Gardai is for motorists to avoid Ennis.
Many areas of Ennis are closed to traffic due to flooding and motorists should not unless absolutely necessary come to Ennis.
The sandbags are being used at key locations.
. Honeywell
. Tobartascain
. Castle Lawn
. Fir Uisce
. Ard Aoibhinn
. Francis Street
Other locations will be advised.
The high tide today is scheduled for 9 p.m.
Local people are advised that sandbags are not available for collection by individuals.
The helpline is 1890-252-943 and will operate on a 24 hour basis.
The general public is advised to take the necessary steps regarding personal hygiene.
Below are the latest details in relation to roads affected by flooding:
Ennis District
Girroga Lake has burst its bank has flooded Gort Road Industrial Road and Industrial Estate
Abbey Street car park slight flooding
Ard Aoibhinn, Limerick Road, limited access
Honeywell is flooded
Abbey Street – Access can be gained from Francis Street and up, Queens Hotel.
Newbridge Road, Ennis not passable
Causeway link now open
Tubber Road, Corofin – not passable
Druimim on Kilrush Road – Stop/Go system, Ennis Bound Lane is not passable
Lissane & Kildysart Road, Clarecastle, not passable
Cusack Lawn, Lahinch Road, Ennis – not passable
Tobartascain closed from Limerick road junction
Limerick Road Captain Mac’s – Not passable
Ennis to Corofin passable
Aughanteeroe Estate, Gort Road – At the back is under water and is rising into driveways – sandbags have been delivered to all houses
Glassan Estate and Claureen Drive, Drumcliffe Road is flooded
Ballyline on the N18 flooding on road but passable
Gort Road not passable
Elm Park housing estate – closed
Bridge at Bank Place closed to vehicular traffic
Lissane Cross to Claremount Road closed
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SHANNON DISTRICT
Shannon to Newmarket on Fergus Road (Old Road) bad but passable
Crowe’s shop Sixmilebridge at junction with Cratloe Road, flooded but passable
Old roads in the back parts Newmarket On Fergus are flooded
Rossmanaghan Road Sixmilebridge not passable
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ENNISTYMON AREA
North of Inagh on Ennis to Ennistymon Road not passable
Maurice’s Mills road from Corofin Road – Not passable
All towns North of Ennistymon – (Ballyvaughan, Carron) not passable
Detours in place and are well sign posted
Lemenagh Castle not passable – 4 feet of water on the road
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KILRUSH DISTRICT
Doonbeg at Mount River’s Bridge is not passable
Shragh not passable
Cooraclare to Kilrush flooded not passable
Cooraclare to Cree flooded but passable
Annaghgeeragh Bridge from Cree to Miltown Malbay not passable
Flooding Cappa not passable
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KILLALOE DISTRICT
Old Road from Tulla to Quin is not passable
R461 Feakle to Scarriff road is not passable – lake has burst its bank
R466 Broadford to Tulla Road is not passable. Two large floods two miles out of Broadford
Divert take Broadford to Bodyke road go left for O Callaghan’s Mills
One mile out of Broadford on the Sixmilebridge road Doon Lake had burst its banks Diversions in place.
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HELPLINE NUMBER 1890 252 943
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GORT AND GALWAY INFORMATION
The road through Gort at Crowe Street is still CLOSED due to flooding and drivers asked to avoid the area
Also the N17 at Claregalway is impassable
N6 – Galway to Loughrea – still impassable at Craughwell – diversions in place and please follow all signs.
Flooding at Labane on the N18 Galway to Limerick Road.
Seriously flooded at Labane.
If travelling northbound detour through the village of Labane and if travelling southbound stay on the N18.
All unnecessary travel should be postponed and if travelling, comply with diversions in place.
