People warned of flash flooding as weather warning remains in place
A Status Yellow Rainfall Warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo and Mayo is in place until 2pm today (13th). There are reports of a lot of surface water on the main N16 Sligo to Enniskillen road and there are reports of flooding at Drumcliffe on the N15 Sligo Bundoran road as…
50 families have registered as being displaced after last week’s flodding
Donegal County Council says 50 families have now registered as being displaced folllowing last week’s flooding. The Council says 20 of these families are being facilitated by their own insurance companies and at this point do not require support from the Council. They are working actively with another 30 families…
Donegal IFA branch to meet in Innishowen tonight (Thurs)
The officers of the Donegal branch for the Irish Farmers Association are holding a meeting in Innishowen tonight to discuss the impact of the floods last week. Many farmers on the peninsula were flooded destroying land, equipment, shed and livestock was simply washed away. Chair of the IFA in the…
Businesses waiting too long for insurance assessments post flooding
Donegal Minister Joe McHugh is calling on insurance companies to carry out assessements on businesses hit by the unprecedented flooding in the county as soon as possible. Minister McHugh joined Minister of State in the Department of Finance Michael D’Arcy who visited a number of business-owners especially some in Muff…
Call for EU support for Donegal flood victims
There are calls for EU emergency aid to be given to those hit by the flooding in Donegal. Meanwhile, the Defence Forces continue to play a key role in the clean-up, and in getting roads reopened. Vice president of the European Parliament North West MEP Mairead McGuinness and UUP MEP…
Forty seven families register as ‘displaced’ following Donegal flooding
47 families have registered with Donegal County Council as being displaced following the floods last week. As the clean up operation continues, the council is assessing families on a case by case basis. Donegal County Council is continuing to help those affected by the devastating floods last week. 47 families…
In Donegal, farmers left with no income after flooding
The vice-chair of the Irish farmers Association in Donegal says some farmers face at least 8 weeks of no income at all following on from last weeks flooding. Brendan McLaughlin says that the impact and scale of the disaster is really only starting to hit people now. He joined the…