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Flood Warning from AA Road watch

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    #32
    Padraig Mor
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    Some pics from the UCC area. Western Road and Washington Street totally under water BTW.
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    #33
    Poohbear180609
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭Poohbear180609


    Is the Gate Multiplex closed? :(
    Twilight New Moon Tickets booked for tonight. (**** sake)
    and am praying that its not [was a 16th bday pressie from friend]

    Please update asap :(


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    #34
    sunnyside
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭sunnyside


    Poohbear180609 wrote: »
    Is the Gate Multiplex closed? :(
    Twilight New Moon Tickets booked for tonight. (**** sake)
    and am praying that its not [was a 16th bday pressie from friend]

    Please update asap :(

    I don't know but it's possible:(Anyone know if the new Boots (only opened yesterday) GAP/H+M, the new Opera Lne places are flooded? Would be awful for brand new businesses in the city.


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    #35
    Poohbear180609
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    Thanks anyway.
    :(


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    #36
    KCAccidental
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    glad we have our priorites straight here! :)


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    #37
    Faith
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    Poohbear180609 wrote: »
    Is the Gate Multiplex closed? :(
    Twilight New Moon Tickets booked for tonight. (**** sake)
    and am praying that its not [was a 16th bday pressie from friend]

    Please update asap :(

    Phone them in a few hours to check.


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    #38
    Faith
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    This is mad, I woke up about an hour ago and the sun is shining and the sky is clear blue. I'm quite high up in Blackrock, and if it wasn't for reading here and listening to the radio, I'd think the whole place was fine!


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    #39
    H8GHOTI
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    jonnyfingers wrote: »
    Hi guys. Driving from Waterford to Cork tomorrow evening. Also travelling all the way to the Kingsley Hotel so will have to get through the city centre as well. Is there any update on the flooding on the N25 or in the city centre? Any suggestions for a detour if necessary?

    Hey Jonny. See the pics above from Eliot Rosewater? The Kingsley is at the end of that road pretty much on the river bank so it might be hard to get to. You won't have to drive down that road to get to the hotel because you'll be coming from the other side but it doesn't look good. Sorry to put a 'damper' on that for you. :pac:

    To avoid the city you could go through the tunnel and head west towards Wilton. At the Sarsfield roundabout head up pass Wilton and down to the Kingsley through Victoria Cross. I'd say that's your best bet.

    I don't live out that way, so not sure if any of that route is flooded or not but it can't be as bad as the city. Those pics from by UCC are on the road from the city to the Kingsley.

    Edit: Just seen more pics from other threads and this post. Stay at home I'd say.


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    #40
    Tiriel
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    sunnyside wrote: »
    I don't know but it's possible:(Anyone know if the new Boots (only opened yesterday) GAP/H+M, the new Opera Lne places are flooded? Would be awful for brand new businesses in the city.

    That would be really awful :( I think the worst of the damage seems to be Oliver Plunkett Street and Grand Parade side though.


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    #41
    Poohbear180609
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭Poohbear180609


    Thanks.

    Our priorities are perfect :)


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    #42
    Sponge Bob
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    latest!

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    #43
    Tiriel
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    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    latest!

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    Yikes!!! That is awful :(


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    #44
    D2D
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    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    latest!

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    Wow:eek::eek:


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    #45
    Faith
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    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    latest!

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    Holy mother of god! I kind of wish I could go in and see it with my own eyes.


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    #46
    Zonda999
    Registered Users Posts: 5,532 ✭✭✭Zonda999


    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    latest!

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    :eek:

    Just got out of the city, after finding out when i got in ucc lectures were cancelled, castlewhite apartments looked fairly bad but fiurther up looks a lot worse judged on that!

    Traffic was unbelievable on college road, in both directions, after dennehys cross though, out model famr road, was quite alright! NO more floodind between there and ballincollig either, just a bit of water near the old tennis village


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    #47
    sunnyside
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    Faith wrote: »
    This is mad, I woke up about an hour ago and the sun is shining and the sky is clear blue. I'm quite high up in Blackrock, and if it wasn't for reading here and listening to the radio, I'd think the whole place was fine!

    Similar here, Bishopstown area. I just posted on another thread that 2 separate postmen delivered ebay packages to my house this morning (separate postman for registered post)--business as usual. I certainly wasn't expecting them given the circumstances.

    As for priorities, the cinema and other places will need our business after this.


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    #48
    Faith
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    More pictures from RTE.ie:

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    #49
    paulocon
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    moved to general forum


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    #50
    sunnyside
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    Oh no, that's the Fenns Quay restaurant. I eat there sometimes and I know how hard the lovely people who own it work to keep it going as it is. Feeling bad for them (and many others like them) this morning.


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    #51
    Tiriel
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    Those car owners will be pretty scr3wed too won't they? Are cars covered by insurance if it is a "natural disaster"?!


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    #52
    KCAccidental
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    Cork_girl wrote: »
    Those car owners will be pretty scr3wed too won't they? Are cars covered by insurance if it is a "natural disaster"?!

    im not sure if it is a natural disaster technically. it was the esb who had to open the dam. that caused the floods last night, not the rain


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    #53
    Faith
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    Cork_girl wrote: »
    Those car owners will be pretty scr3wed too won't they? Are cars covered by insurance if it is a "natural disaster"?!

    I've 96fm on and they keep saying something about an "Act of God" clause in insurance that means they won't be covered for this kind of flood damage. I'm not sure if that'll hold though.


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    #54
    glanman
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    Some Pics


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    #55
    glanman
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    Some More Pics


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    #56
    Stargate
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    Faith wrote: »
    This is mad, I woke up about an hour ago and the sun is shining and the sky is clear blue. I'm quite high up in Blackrock, and if it wasn't for reading here and listening to the radio, I'd think the whole place was fine!

    Crazy stuff isnt it? :D


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    #57
    TanG411
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    Woah!

    And I was going to take a walk to UCC from Mayfield this morning! I'm glad I didn't now :D


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    #58
    Tiriel
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    Faith wrote: »
    I've 96fm on and they keep saying something about an "Act of God" clause in insurance that means they won't be covered for this kind of flood damage. I'm not sure if that'll hold though.

    Ya that's what I was thinking.. but if it is something that has been boosted by the ESB's lack of forward planning in relation to forecasted high rainfall.. then it's not so much the hand of God is it!?


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    #59
    Bill-e
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    glanman wrote: »
    Some More Pics
    Jesus that last one really brings it home... excuse the pun...


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    #60
    sunnyside
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭sunnyside


    KCAccidental wrote: »
    im not sure if it is a natural disaster technically. it was the esb who had to open the dam. that caused the floods last night, not the rain

    So are the ESB are responsible for this:confused: Because the dam should have been as empty as is possible in anticipation of high rainfall and a flooding risk.

    Has this dam ever burst?


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    #61
    Malari
    Registered Users Posts: 18,150 ✭✭✭✭Malari


    Jeez, glad I live on the first floor! So much for getting into town for a bit of Christmas shopping this weekend! :o


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