Flood warning issued for Dublin this weekend

Dublin City Council has issued a flood warning for this weekend. DCC have said a series of very high tides are due to begin at around 11.30 am on Friday while very high tides are expected at 12.00 pm on Saturday. A series of measures will be put in place to deal with possible flooding.

These measures are precautionary until Dublin City Council makes a more accurate tide level forecast 24 hours in advance of Friday’s high tide.

The one tonne sandbags which were put in place at Clontarf to deal with the January high tides have remained in place in anticipation of this weekend’s high tides .

The car parks along the promenades at Sandymount and at Clontarf will be closed and pedestrian access points sealed.There is a possibility that Strand Road and Beach Road in Sandymount will be closed due to wave overtopping.

The flood defence gates on the River Dodder will be put in place tomorrow and will be reopened after Saturday’s high tides have passed.

The Boardwalk along the City Quays will be closed tomorrow and will remain closed until at least next Monday, at which stage a review will be conducted.

There may be lane closures on Victoria Quay and on Wolfe Tone Quay due to localised flooding. Flood protection measures will be deployed at Beatty’s Avenue, Ballsbridge and pumping arrangements are being put in place at Macken Street/Cardiff Lane.

Dublin City Council is liaising closely with an Garda Síochána and with Met Éireann and a further risk assessment will be carried out Friday morning.

They have asked that people stay away from sea walls and not go close to them to take photographs because it places “an unnecessary and additional burden on the Emergency Services.”