Status yellow rain warnings are back in place for five counties – Carlow, Cork, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford – on Monday night from 6pm. The heavy rain comes on already saturated ground, with local floods from Rathfarnham in Dublin to south Wexford and Waterford over the past seven days. Towns in Carlow and Kilkenny continued to deal with damage from rising water over the bank holiday weekend. The Clane and Newbridge areas in Co Kildare were highlighted as potentially facing flood risk due to releases. He said the NECG was co-ordinating with the ESB, which runs the reservoir, and local authorities over controlled releases.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2026 12:18 UTC