Buses make their way along Clontarf Road, Dublin, during flooding on February 5. In both years, house and businesses along the Clontarf Road were flooded. Deirdre Nichol, of the Clontarf Residents Association, and Eilish O’Brien, a community representative, are both members of the working group and say their concerns with the flood defences have been misunderstood. “We’ve been saying, right from the beginning, we absolutely want the flood defences, but we don’t want to lose the promenade. Clontarf Road resident Joe McDonagh with council-issued sandbags for flood protection.

Source: The Irish Times February 23, 2026 00:24 UTC