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Degsy

manicmonoliths wrote: »

I'm on a hill over in Valley Park but a bloke down the road had his ground floor flooded. Lost our electricity for a while so we had to go out to get food, decided to drive to Phibsbourogh on the Finglas Rd, very bad decision

Usually I enjoy a bit of end of the world type weather but it's gotten a bit extreme this time.

If the Tolka does burst I'd say things will get fairly bad....

All this wasnt helped by the new development beside Premier Square.There was a stream there that flows into the tolka that had trees and stuff around it to soak up the rain.A year or two back they culverted the stream and built over it so the rain just backs up and rolls down the dip in the road.They never think about stuff like this when they're building poxy apartments.

ronbyrne2005

Bad flooding at M1 at santry/port tunnel, santry stadium, the swiss cottage pub (water entered the pub). Dozens of cars stuck in water and abandoned on side motorways/roads. Got stuck on M1 after leaving cinema in swords at 8pm only home in glasnevin now nearly 3 hrs later (normally 20mins on a saturday). Few if any gardai on streets redirecting traffic along clear routes such as santry land and northwood. River of water running down M1 motorway (would'nt get that on the Autobahn)

Trinity

ronbyrne2005 wrote: »

Bad flooding at M1 at santry/port tunnel, santry stadium, the swiss cottage pub (water entered the pub). Dozens of cars stuck in water and abandoned on side motorways/roads. Got stuck on M1 after leaving cinema in swords at 8pm only home in glasnevin now nearly 3 hrs later (normally 20mins on a saturday). Few if any gardai on streets redirecting traffic along clear routes such as santry land and northwood. River of water running down M1 motorway (would'nt get that on the Autobahn)

Just home myself its like a fcuking war zone even now i can hear sirens every 5 mins. Cars abandoned everywhere. Unreal.

There is a car at whitehall church at the start of the motorway at the water is up to the roof! People are taking pictures on the flyover bridge. Never seen anything like it. Went shopping in town today didnt expect this, had 10 month old baby with me. Dad rang to say be careful there are floods, little did i know.

Went to Ballyfermot instead of home to santry as traffic at a standstill, so did a u-turn. Took us 2 hours to get there, detour after detour. Still didnt realise the extent of the flooding til i seen it on the news then i was panicking about getting home with the baby. Was giving out fcuk to himself for dragging us out to Ballyfermot but judging by the earlier photo of santry we prob did the right thing as its not half as bad now.

I need a drink.

Elessar

Has anyone got photos of the devastation atm?

Shamanic

i left blanchardstown, well tried to leave at half four, i have only just walked back in my door, i live in santry.
yes, 6 and half hours.

Michellenman

Waded through knee high water today just to get home from work... without a jacket or an umbrella.

Truly glorious.

sillymoo

Hahahaha I was wading around in water up over my ankles today going to the Shamrock Rovers V Sunderland match in Tolka Park - never entered my head it would be called off how thick am I :P

Took 2 hours to get home (Dublin 8) ended up getting train from drumcondra to connelly and luas and then walking. Judging by the traffic reckoned that was the best way!

Call Me Jimmy

sillymoo wrote: »

Hahahaha I was wading around in water up over my ankles today going to the Shamrock Rovers V Sunderland match in Tolka Park - never entered my head it would be called off how thick am I :P

Ah that's a rookie mistake. Chin up, son!

Conor108

http://breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhqlmhauojey/

Extreme flash floods in Dublin have caused long delays, gardaí warned tonight.

GAA fans leaving today’s Croke Park fixtures have been affected and a football match in the city between Shamrock Rovers and Sunderland cancelled.

The Port tunnel is among many roads impassable.

A Garda spokesman said “Garda diversions are currently in place around many parts of Dublin city due to severe flooding and long delays are to be expected.”

The N3 between Phibsboro and the Navan Road is particularly bad, while Blackhorse Avenue is currently closed off to traffic.

Motorists are also reporting flooding on the M50 on the northside of the toll bridge.

Dart, commuter and northern-bound train services are also expected to be affected by flooding near Malahide.

Malahide estuary flooded I hear. Some craic isn't it?

gurramok

More no-go areas added to the list of dangerous areas in Dublin

PrivateEye

http://file044a.bebo.com/12/large/2008/08/09/18/683476199a8588429703l.jpg
Welcome to the Tolka Park bar.

the Hoops will lose a fortune with tonights game being called off. Saying that, a few Hoops smashed up more than 65 seats in Richmond Park two weeks back, so their little kickabout with Roy Keanes Oirrrrish Army getting called off.........meh.

**is it due to rain tomorrow?

shenanigans1982

Tried driving up the Oscar Traynor road earlier and it was flooded, some bloke was getting out of his van and just leaving it there. Most places do seem to be okay now but its begining to rain again and I decided to head home early just incse.

Conor108

PrivateEye wrote: »

**is it due to rain tomorrow?

From RTE Weather

Tomorrow
Sunday will have a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers, although the showers will tend to die out in the evening. Blustery, westerly winds will make it feel fresher; highest temperatures 16 to 19 degrees Celsius.

Although you never know because:

Saturday 09 August 2008 ie Today

Today's Weather
Bright intervals and scattered showers for the rest of the evening, some heavy and locally thundery. Breezy but staying very mild or warm.

Tonight's Weather
Further showers tonight in many areas with an ongoing risk of isolated thunderstorms, particularly in western counties. Fresh, gusty southwest winds will veer westerly but it will stay mild; lowest temperatures 12 to 14 degrees Celsius.

Thanks Lads

northdubgal

Does anyone know if the M1 been affected beside the port tunnel??

shenanigans1982

northdubgal wrote: »

Does anyone know if the M1 been affected beside the port tunnel??

Last I heard it was closed in places, that ws a few hours ago though. I would expect it to be closed around laytown.

northdubgal

Does the M1 have traffic cameras like the ones on the M50??

lostexpectation

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arciphel/2746988631/

larf

long stretch of n3
http://www.flickr.com/photos/majad3v/2747817234/

arybvtcw0eolkf

Just back from a few pints in Campions, Malahide road and as of 2am there's still flooding outside and in the car park.

The lounge was flooded earlier, but drying.

Must have done something to the pints, because they were more beautiful than ever :P

Lady

Saw this link on the Weather Forum
Just to give you an idea of what Santry was like, I couldnt pass this and had to turn back and go a different route for the third time! Took me over 2 hours to do a 20minute journey.
Flooding in Santry

Also saw this at about 2am on the flyover at beaumont/santry over the M1
Flooded M1

Elessar

Lashing in swords here again!

Come on more flash floods!

E: aaaand it stopped

Cody montana

I think i hate Ireland.
Out of cinema and the rain was so bad in the city i couldn't see.
No coat as usual, Hour and half to get out of city, Just about semi dried and it starts lashing when i step off the bus.
Some times.

shenanigans1982

just started again in Coolock and looks like its gonna last a while....Old Airport road is closed too for any one heading that way. And the tunnel must be still bad because the M1 was backed up from the tunnel to near Swords bout 90 minutes ago.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Looks like Campions for me again tonight, couldn't possibly sit in looking at this sh*t again.

IRISH RAIL

I left lucan at 5 o clock to go to balbriggain thundered on to the m50 got passed the toll bridge and stop ten past ten I was at the airport roundabout turned around and back through the city, down by the porterhouse north traffic was going everywhere and yep you guessed it three cops talking amonst themselves not giving a **** whats going on got back to lucan at 11 straight down to the pub to bury myself in a barrell of scotch:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

darkman2

More heavy rain coming tomorrow - hope they have the place mopped up by then!

Black Swan

Dawn breaking in Newport Harbour. 18C with about 4 knots breeze. Slight marine layer that should burn off by 10AMish. Should be another lovely day on the water.:cool:

snickerpuss

Those pics of Santry are mad. Does anyone know how Malahide / Malahide Road beyond Clare Hall is?

shenanigans1982

snickerpuss wrote: »

Those pics of Santry are mad. Does anyone know how Malahide / Malahide Road beyond Clare Hall is?

Dunno for definite but somebody said Campions was flooded and thats around there.

taidghbaby

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

Dawn breaking in Newport Harbour. 18C with about 4 knots breeze. Slight marine layer that should burn off by 10AMish. Should be another lovely day on the water.:cool:

smugness................meah

arybvtcw0eolkf

snickerpuss wrote: »

Those pics of Santry are mad. Does anyone know how Malahide / Malahide Road beyond Clare Hall is?

Don't know what its like this afternoon.

But last night it was impassable from Haugheys gaff towards Malahide and the Mayne river burst its banks and overflowed into Campions pub carpark and lounge.