Tánaiste and Pearse Doherty warned to ‘behave with a bit of decorum’ in Dáil
Testy exchanges over flooding as Government accused of ‘decade of broken promises’
Floods
Stories about floods in Ireland and around the world
Why is it raining so much? Persistent rain in Ireland driven by an unusual combination of events
Persistent rain is being driven by an unusual combination of events
Flood defence walls not the answer?
Our urban areas should also be adapted for the new climate regime
Taoiseach arrives in sceptical Enniscorthy with assurances of immediate flood relief
Micheál Martin’s tour of badly hit counties comes amid warnings of further rain, turning to ice by week’s end
How to stay up to date with river levels, flood risk and forecasts
Several resources worth checking, although no convenient one-stop location for this valuable data
Enniscorthy to get interim flood defences amid fears of further flooding in Leinster and Munster
Government ‘will do all we can’ to provide aid and prevention measures, Enniscorthy residents told
Blaming Met Éireann for floods is wrong. Who rezoned the floodplains?
It is now over 20 years since I led the project to give the first scenario-based projections of Ireland’s future climate. We warned Ireland’s winters would become significantly wetter
Fresh flood risk for eastern and southern counties as new rain warnings issued
Micheál Martin set to visit flood-hit towns in Carlow and Kilkenny
Poulaphouca reservoir may need to release held rainwater, increasing flood risk in Kildare and Dublin
Levels at State’s largest artificial reservoir have increased quickly in recent weeks
Storm Chandra: Does climate change make small streams and more frequent flooding new risks?
As Johan Keating dragged sodden possessions from his home this week, the little river that trickled uneventfully through his life had left scars previously unimaginable
Five-year delay to Rathfarnham flood scheme shows how local politics can delay big projects
Flood defence plan a microcosm of public projects in 21st-century Ireland, beset by by objections and unrealistic timelines
Number of Dart stations closed this weekend for scheduled works
Weekend travel: Works to take place on a number of train lines, including Cork and Galway
Ireland needs a better strategy than ‘hope’ when it comes to flood prevention
Concrete is at the centre of the Irish flooding dilemma, but it is not the solution either. We need to look to nature
‘Never seen anything like this’: north Dublin community reacts to flooding
Fairview Strand deals with early morning burst water main, creating huge pool in northside park
Storm Chandra as it happened: Met Éireann issues Status Yellow rainfall warning for six counties
Roads reopen as clean-up from Storm Chandra gets underway
‘Worst not over’ warns Met Éireann as Storm Chandra floods homes and businesses in Wexford, Dublin and Wicklow
Met Éireann says risks ‘persist for the rest of the week’ amid more rainfall and slow drainage
Flood defences for one of Ireland’s most at-risk areas now not expected until 2033
Clontarf flood scheme will have taken 30 years ‘if all goes well’
Weather Ireland: Heavy rain forecast for next week as Met Éireann issues warning
Status yellow rain warning issued from Monday night until Tuesday midday
Bantry hit by fresh flooding, leaving 20 businesses dealing with damage
Locals ‘worried’ and ‘weary’ after Co Cork town’s seventh flood since 2020 and 10th since 2012
Weak investment to mitigate extreme weather sharpens risk to ‘Ireland’s fiscal resilience’
Central Bank of Ireland and Climate Change Advisory Council highlight urgent need to address ‘insurance protection gap’
Zurich letter wrongly told customer they were not insured for flood damage
Insurer says it has not changed level of cover, but concedes error would have led to confusion
Insurer Zurich moves to limit exposure to flood claims
Company which is third largest insurer of property in State changes definition of a flood and the nature of loss or damage it will cover
Areas on Dublin’s northside among most at-risk from ‘extreme coastal events’
New analysis raises likelihood that thousands of properties will become uninsurable
Rising sea levels, more storm surges and shifting weather patterns put properties at risk
Parts of Dublin, Clare, Limerick and Louth exposed to ‘rising sea levels and more frequent storm surges’
Ireland unprepared for another Storm Éowyn as season of extreme weather looms
Climate Change Advisory Council urges immediate actions to prepare for extreme weather events as storm season looms
What does the summer of 2025 tell us about the changing climate?
Ireland is not immune from extreme weather already hitting Europe
AI needed to help Ireland’s infrastructure withstand climate disasters – Deloitte
Global report finds AI tools can boost resilience of ageing infrastructure and mitigate flood and storm damage
Texas floods: Death toll reaches at least 78, with 41 missing as rescue efforts continue
Donald Trump declares the deadly flooding a major disaster amid fresh fears of further flooding
Texas flood victims: Girls aged eight and nine and husband and wife among those killed
Flooding from Guadalupe river kills at least 43 people, including 15 children
Texas floods: The girls camp where 20 children are missing is nearly a century old
Camp Mystic, the Christian summer camp, says says it sustained ‘catastrophic level floods’
Texas flooding: Death toll continues to rise as 32 bodies recovered
Flash flooding kills 18 adults and 14 children as rescuers continue frantic search
Storm surges of up to five metres are looming for some of Ireland’s cities
Cork is ‘very, very vulnerable’, but Dublin, Galway, the east coast and areas along the Shannon are also at high risk
Communications, transport and health of older people at increased risk from global warming, says EPA
Storms Éowyn and Darragh highlighted vulnerabilities, with widespread disruptions to power and water
Striking east-west contrast as extreme heat and flooding mark Europe’s warmest year
Europe continues to warm faster than other continents, with cities unprepared for extreme weather events, Copernicus-WMO report warns
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