Council Crews Respond To Impacts of Storm Chandra

Louth County Council’s Operations and Fire & Rescue Team have been active across the county in response to the significant rain that fell overnight.

Council crews are responding on a prioritised basis to reports of flooded roads and fallen trees. All available operational staff and resources are currently deployed.

A Status Yellow Rainfall and Wind Warnings remain in place until 11pm.

Dundalk/North Louth

In Dundalk, Louth County Council Fire & Rescue Service assisted an ambulance stuck in floodwater under the Castletown Road railway bridge at approximately 6am. Firefighters, wearing water rescue PPE and using water rescue equipment, safely guided two ambulance crew members to dry land. The bridge reopened just before 8am.

Members of the Fire & Rescue Service also removed a fallen tree on the R172 Blackrock to Dundalk Road at The Loakers shortly after 9am.

Multiple areas in the town centre have experienced flooding, including Cluan Enda, Greenacres, Pearse Park, McEntee Avenue, Bay Estate, Red Barns Road, St Alphonsus Road and Oakvale.

Rural areas such as the Monascriebe Road in Faughart, Major’s Hollow, sections of the N52 at Gibstown, Stephenstown Pond, Stephenstown Cottages and the L5168 at Grange were also affected, while the Fane River burst its banks on the Green Road in Dunmahon. Crews remain on site at Haynestown/Haggardstown, where a tree is blocking the road.

In the Cooley Peninsula, surface water runoff from the mountains caused several rivers and streams to overflow. Crews attended locations including Jenkinstown Cross, Cornamucklagh, Lower Jenkinstown Road and the junction at the Waterworks on the Old Newry Road.

Fallen trees were reported at Deerpark, with its removal affected by the presence of overhead lines, the L3085 in Dulargy and at Flagstaff, and flooding impacted Junction 20 near the Carrickdale Hotel, Annaverna, Ravensdale and the R173 at Omeath. Minor damage was also reported at the Carlingford slipway.

Mid-Louth

In Mid-Louth, Fire & Rescue and Operations teams remain at the N2 Drogheda Road in Ardee, where an OPW-managed stream overflowed onto the roadway, putting nearby properties at risk. Crews are assisting residents with sandbags, and a stop/go traffic system is in operation.

Surface water has affected several routes, including the R166 and R171 near Tallanstown and the N52 Kells-Ardee Road.

Drogheda/South Louth

In Drogheda and South Louth, teams responded overnight to fallen trees in Louth Village and Drumcar. Flooding in Drogheda town affected the bus station at high tide but has since receded.

A section of the Platin Road has reopened, and road sweepers are clearing gullies in the area. Crews remain on-site at Greenhills and Ballsgrove, where a fallen tree is being addressed, while the Marsh Road and Cement Road have reopened following earlier flooding.

Termonfeckin has been particularly impacted, with the Strand Road and Seapoint Road affected by heavy waterlogging in surrounding fields.

Motorists are urged to drive with extreme care over the next 24 hours, remain alert to potential hazards, and take particular caution around vulnerable road users.

Louth County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team (SWAT) continues to monitor conditions and will respond to flood-related issues as required.