By Dan Walsh
Heavy rainfall has hit counties Wexford and Wicklow today, the rain is expected to continue overnight and into the morning. Tomorrow (Saturday) is expected to be murky and overcast but the rain will eventually go away!
Reports of flooding across Co. Wexford, but no serious incidents reported.
The Ahare River at Castletown has flooded again and is impassable. More flooding on the road from Parkbaun to Tara Hill, also in north Wexford.
In south Wexford a river burst its banks leaving the road between Mulrankin and Mayglass impassable.
On the R73 road to Wexford town leading from Carcur and just past the Seamus Kelly roundabout three manhole covers were observed dislodged and massive water amounts of water gushing from them on Friday afternoon.
Original article (published Friday, 2pm); Orange weather warnings have come into force with heavy rainfall and flooding expected. Hazardous travelling conditions are expected for counties Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin.
WexfordLocal.com will bring you all the news as we get it, in the meantime, some local announcements are available.
The Presentation Arts Centre at Enniscorthy is closed this evening (Friday) due to health and safety concerns. Seán Whelan’s much anticipated book launch has been rescheduled to Friday, November 28th at 7pm.
Ballycogley Players performance ‘Drama through the Decades’’ in Ballycogley Hall will not go ahead tonight (Friday) due to the Orange Weather warning. Sunday night’s performance in the Stella Maris Hall, Kilmore Quay, will go ahead as arranged.
St. Aidan’s Garden Centre have closed their shop today (Friday) to ensure safety of staff and customers.
Sunday’s scheduled Wicklow Hunt point-to-point races at Fairwood, Tinahely. UPDATE; The IHRB 48-hour course inspection has been delayed until Saturday afternoon.
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