Flood Stories

Narrative timelines of significant Irish flood events — how they developed, peaked, and what happened after. Full stories available with a Personal subscription.

significant Cork
Storm Babet: Cork City's Lee Flood, October 2023
October 2023
Storm Babet, named by the UK Met Office, tracked towards Ireland on 18-19 October 2023 bringing a deep area of low pressure from the Atlanti…
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significant Wexford
Christmas Under Water: The Enniscorthy Slaney Flood, December 2021
December 2021
The week before Christmas 2021 brought a succession of Atlantic fronts across Wexford, delivering more than 90mm of rainfall in the hills ab…
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significant Laois
Mountmellick Under Water: The November 2016 Barrow Flood
November 2016
By the third week of November 2016, the Slieve Bloom Mountains had received more than 80mm of rainfall over five consecutive days. Ground in…
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