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Laois has lucky escape as assistance scheme set up in neighbouring county

Laois was fortunate not to have suffered serious flooding as a humanitarian assistance scheme has been activated in neighbouring flood hit Carlow. Despite the thunder, lightning and torrential downpours, Laois Chief Fire Officer Declan Power said ...

16 Aug 2022 at 20:53

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WATCH: FIVE YEARS AGO: The devastating 2017 Mountmellick flood

On this day five years ago, Mountmellick witnessed the worst flood in local living memory, when almost 100 homes and businesses flooded and the Main Street shut down. Read below our story written on that day, including interviews with flood ...

22 Nov 2022 at 14:22

Local News

Risk of flooding in Laois town could reduce with clearance money

The risk of flooding in Mountrath may be reduced while farmers near Abbeyleix could also have less problems due to the confirmation of over €120,000 to pay to take debris out of two Laois rivers. The Minister of State with responsibility ...

03 Jun 2023 at 12:53

Local News

Status Yellow rainfall causes floods across Laois with freezing temperatures to follow

The heavy rainfall that was forecasted by Met Eireann has hit Laois hard overnight, with surface floods on many roads causing difficulty for morning commuters. Laois Fire & Rescue Service are attending flooded roads in Portlaoise, ...

22 Nov 2017 at 10:35

Local News

WATCH: Cars attempt this deep flood outside a Laois town where houses and schools were hit

This Laois road is virtually impassable today after the heavy rains flooded the Owenass River beside it. Our video shows waves of water in front of cars attempting to drive the Derrycloney road in Mountmellick, past a farmhouse ...

22 Nov 2017 at 14:28

WATCH: Dramatic footage taken a year ago today of the Mountmellick floods in Laois

Local News

WATCH: Cars attempt this deep flood outside a Laois town where houses and schools were hit

It is one year ago today that the Laois town of Mountmellick became impassable with floods. One of the first roads affected that morning of November 22 was this one in Derrycloney that required the rescue of its elderly ...

22 Nov 2018 at 12:15

Local News

WATCH: Mountmellick Flood one year ago today... video and images of that shocking day

A year ago today, on November 22 2017, Mountmellick in laois suffered its worst flood in living history. Water from the Owenass and smaller streams flooded over 100 houses and businesses around the town, on streets ...

22 Nov 2018 at 12:27

Local News

Residents of Laois town fear repeat flood from silt filled river

Homeowners in a Laois town who were flooded in 2017, are concerned because another summer has passed without the river next to them being cleared. The Whitehorse river flows through Mountrath. Laois County Council ...

12 Oct 2018 at 17:02

Mountmellick

Dáil hears of Laois flood relief scheme delay

A Mountmellick Flood Relief Scheme report which was due to be completed last year remains unfinished. The town was devastated by severe flooding in November 2017 when scores of houses and businesses were flooded. ...

16 Feb 2025 at 09:52

Local News

Flooding aid for homeowner in The Swan, Laois

A woman’s home in The Swan in Laois is to get protection from being flooded, by Laois County Council. Roadworks are to be done to stop surface water on the Timahoe Road from flooding the yard of Orla Ryan. The ...

03 Jan 2018 at 17:49

Mountmellick

Multi million grant to Laois for flood relief schemes

Funding of €9 million has been granted to Laois under the Flood Risk Management Plans published this morning. Mountmellick, Portarlington and Clonaslee are all included in the first tranche of funding which ...

03 May 2018 at 11:14

Local News

Cattle grazing on grass in Laois river that hasn’t been cleared in years

Clearance work is badly needed on the River Barrow in Laois on a stretch where cattle can now graze, a councillor has claimed. Cllr Seamus McDonald, Fianna Fáil, made the claim at a meeting with Laois ...

27 Apr 2024 at 18:53

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