Cork City Council has meanwhile confirmed that work on its Morrison's Island public realm improvement and flood protection scheme should start next year

“We were thinking we’d be lucky if we got 10 or 20 people, but three times that amount turned up"

Bus Éireann has advised that it will not be operating school transport on Monday morning in the counties affected by the Status Red and Orange warnings

The Awbeg River, a tributary of the Blackwater, has not been dredged for about 30 years and serious concerns have been raised that with increasing rainfall, more properties and roads close to it are going to be damaged

The Public Accounts Committee heard on Thursday that there has been a sharp increase in the number of property upgrades this year

The Cork project has been stalled for almost two years following a legal challenge

Impacts of climate change 'hitting home' in Ireland after recent floods

Heavy rain last week caused the nearby River Quoile to burst its banks and saw some buildings flooded almost to their roofs

One reader responds to Michael Moynihan's comments about the stalled event centre and Cork's response to flooding, while others consider aspects of the conflict in the Middle East

The event centre is an embarrassment, a farrago of missed deadlines and shameful photo-opportunities, an indictment of those responsible

"The work crew always joke whenever I book a few days off that there must be a storm coming'

Alert system would have given people 'precious minutes' to act, Midleton Chamber president said

At least three people were killed, bringing the storm’s death toll in western Europe to 10

The climate emergency and its impacts will not be resolved until we stop fudging the facts on the meat-heavy, overconsuming, wasteful culture we have grown accustomed to.

The Government has agreed to activate an Enhanced Emergency Business Flooding Scheme

Met Éireann says, with a month to go, its Cork City weather station has already had 135% of its average autumn rainfall

In Jersey, people have been forced to take refuge in a hotel after winds in excess of 100mph from the storm damaged property

Trade minister says he does not foresee a scenario where the Government underwrites insurance costs for businesses that cannot get cover

Irish Red Cross tasked by Government to administer two emergency flood relief schemes to Midleton, and to other areas including West Waterford and Kilkenny

Cork County Council says it deferred the €25,000 earthworks as it could have 'exacerbated flooding elsewhere in the town'

Two Met Éireann weather warnings about the storm have expired, with one remaining in place for the south and south-east

However, authorities urge people to batten down the hatches in preparation

Cork County council has issued a statement, alerting those in the area that crews are on standby to deal with flooding in several known risk locations across the county

I am writing in response to Anja Murray’s insightful article titled ‘We cannot continue to ignore natural flood management in Ireland,’ published on October 30.

Newry’s canal burst its banks, flooding Sugar Island, Kildare Street, Canal Quay and part of Bridge Street

Pádraig Hoare hears moving accounts of how the people of Midleton have pulled together in the wake of the recent flooding

Met Éireann issued an advisory for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, saying there will be 'heavy showers or longer spells of rain at times over Ireland, with flooding likely in places'

According to plans outlined on the OPW's national flood information portal, the planning process for both the Glanmire and Midleton schemes have taken between 8 and 10 years

More than 25 flood warnings have been issued for the UK before Storm Ciarán is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to parts of England and Wales

Streets including Union Quay, South Mall and Oliver Plunkett Street experienced flooding at high tide this evening, according to gardaí

Additional impacts of Storm Ciarán include "poor visibility and dangerous driving conditions", the advisory adds.

Cork County Council figures showed the longest time a person was waiting for an answer was just four minutes

Arrangements Revenue can put in place include temporary stops in collection, informal instalment arrangements and formal phased payment arrangements

Shoes and socks came off but spirits were high as revellers and water spilled onto the streets, says Jack White

Before high tide on Sunday reached its peak at around 5:42pm, spot floods appeared on the South Mall moving onto Crane Lane, Oliver Plunkett Street and Winthrop Street

Sinn Féin's Danielle Twomey said she has been left heartbroken after witnessing the devastation caused to families caused by floods

The sense of community spirit shown by the residents of Midleton and Glanmire last week was heartening to witness

In a matter of minutes, water was spilling onto streets where Jazz hotspots, such as Crane Lane and the Oliver Plunkett, hosted hundreds

Low-lying quays flooded due to heavy rainfall after warning from Cork City Council

One reader says the National Driver Licence Service should not have gone cashless, while others consider issues including conflict in the Middle East and the new garda recruitment age

Donald Trump and his former legal ‘fixer’ Michael Cohen are the central characters in a $250m civil fraud lawsuit that could see Trump losing his business empire

Relief schemes for Midleton and other flood-prone areas will have to be rolled out in tandem with wider land use plans, the Taoiseach has said.

The town's main street was submerged in 3ft of water in just eight minutes, with drains overwhelmed as they were unable to discharge into the rivers that run through the town

Not all heroes wear capes — some wear wellies