Ducks flock to Laois garden following flooding from roadway

The heavy rain in recent months has highlighted significant drainage issues on Laois roadways, with flooding seeping into many homes.

Numerous local councillors have raised drainage issues with Laois County Council recently, with Cllr Caroline Dwane Stanley noting that one Portlaoise home had ducks in their garden following heavy rain in the past few months.

Cllr Dwane Stanley asked Laois County Council to carry works on the existing road drainage to prevent further flooding at that property on the Derrygarran Road at the Portlaoise MD meeting on Monday, March 23. 

The Independent councillor said that drainage there had been examined in December, however this was before Storm Chandra in January and the ensuing wet weeks.

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"There is a drain there adjacent to the property and it badly needs to be drained out. It was jetted out twice. There was a huge amount of water coming in off the road and onto this person's property. There were actually ducks in on the grass there was that much water in on it," Cllr Dwane Stanley told the council.

She also explained that the septic tank on the property was overflowing from the amount of water. 

Cllr Paddy Buggy supported this motion, noting that flooding from roads seeping into homes has been a consistent issue across Laois in recent months. 

Water pouring into the yards of homes along the Carlow Road in Ballylinan was also raised by Cllr Aisling Moran at the Graiguecullen / Portarlington MD meeting in March.

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