Residents in one of Clare’s coastal communities hardest-hit by storms earlier this month say they’re hopeful measures carried out in the area will protect their homes, ahead of the latest storm to hit the county.
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Clare County Council has spent €50,000 erecting a 4,000-tonne interim flood barrier at Clohaninchy near Quilty, where over a dozen homes were flooded four weeks ago.
A status orange Weather warning is in place for tomorrow, as Met Eireann forecast gusts up to 130km an hour.
The poor weather coincides with a high spring tide, and Clare County Council warns flooding is possible both along the coast and inland.
