The flooding thread. Read post 1.

Looking at traffic cams http://www.dublincity.ie/dublintraffic/

It appears that most of the flooding has subsided.
edit: one camera has moved and is looking at flood water at Harolds cross.

Gummy Panda

Griffith ave and drumcondra seemed fine. I believe they were flooded in parts yesterday.

I'd like to see dumdrum today. I say there will be a lot of retail losses out there today.

Cantona's Collars

More rain heading towards Dublin this morning,been lashing down for a few hours now here in Wexford.

stupidusername

Apparently loads of parts of my bus route are closed off, but Dublin Bus says it's operating as normal think there's a chance my office may be flooded though, there was a heavy stream of water running down the hill when i was on my way home yesterday.

Mushy

Luas green line only as far as balally. Tickets valid on dublin bus

shampoosuicide

Dudess wrote: »

Very serious rain all right - and not just "a bit" of rain, which will no doubt be the cat-call when the blame games start. Unprecedented severity which we're not used to, hence not being set up for it. Ditto the snow of the last two winters.

severe weather in winter is now the norm for most countries. 'not being prepared' isn't an excuse anymore. roll on the blame game.

Alice1

Good Morning,
Anybody know how St John's Road or Military Road (Kilmainham) are like? I have to come from Blanchardstown.

Miss Olenska

Eve_Dublin wrote: »

Rain...it's The Bees.

It's raining for the first time in maybe 4 or 5 months here in Madrid today and people are overjoyed. Madrid suffers from a massive pollution problem and when you fly out of the airport, you see a thick layer of it covering the city. We needed this rain badly to wash that ****e away...but the rain tasted and smelled disgusting because of it and I came home with a smokers cough from inhaling it. Rain keeps Dublin's skies clean and it adds a bit of variation to the weather. Clear blue skies every-bleedin'-day gets on your tits after a while (I know, I know....gawd love me...)

And no weather small talk in Spain, which is a pain in the arse, frankly. "Very hot today, isn't it?"..."Eh of course it feckin' is you fool!".

Jeez, Eve, look at you talking sense and shít. :pac: Be gone from this thread! :P

Had a job interview yesterday, arrived at it looking a state with a severe case of trenchfoot. Good call on not wearing make-up for the interview, think the emotional wreck one isn't a good one!

Can feel a cold coming on now...

cournioni

Was travelling to work from Dundalk to Cavan this morning, the road between Carrickmacross and Shercock is flooded almost entirely between the two towns, with some of the road ripped up in places and large stones swept down from hill sides. ****ing crazy.

Mushy

No electricity in dundrum town centre.

Esoteric_

Anyone know what the flooding is like in Fairview? I'm trying to figure out if my bus will run there. The site says it's running fine as far as I'm going, but the site is never very accurate...

trellheim

Do not attempt to travel in Johns Road or Islandbridge. It is loony tunes. Wolfe tone Quay closing has stuffed Parkgate and the NCR Completely as all inbound N4 traffic and coynyngham road traffic is routing up Infirmary road but there is no traffic cops at Old Cabra road or Phibsboro so its backed up for miles.

**Timbuk2**

Dublin Traffic Cameras: http://www.dublincity.ie/dublintraffic/

John's Road / SCR, N32 and N11 (citybound) all look very busy.

stupidusername

trellheim wrote: »

Do not attempt to travel in Johns Road or Islandbridge. It is loony tunes. Wolfe tone Quay closing has stuffed Parkgate and the NCR Completely as all inbound N4 traffic and coynyngham road traffic is routing up Infirmary road but there is no traffic cops at Old Cabra road or Phibsboro so its backed up for miles.

And yet many buses using that route are down as operating as normal

stupidusername

Mushy wrote: »

No electricity in dundrum town centre.

So did you have to go to work?

virtus1

Took me two hours to get home last night! If it's fine I usually walk the 35 minutes, but obviously had to take the bus.

Sinfonia

Anyone know how traffic is moving northbound on the N11?
(In fact, is there a traffic update thread somewhere?)

Jaxxy

Traffic is horrific on the N3.

Blowfish

Sinfonia wrote: »

Anyone know how traffic is moving northbound on the N11?
(In fact, is there a traffic update thread somewhere?)

From whereabouts? I came along it at about 7.15 from Foxrock to the city center, there was flooding around UCD which brought it down to 1 lane, but other than that it was moving fine.

[edit] From here though, it's looking pretty much like it's at a standstill since the rush hour traffic hit.

Mushy

stupidusername wrote: »

So did you have to go to work?

Showed up. Staff were all in main restaurant, ground floor staff are having to get workers in, two other floors are closed. So short answer is no, no work.

speedboatchase

Anybody near Dame Street? Be interestd to see what the 'Occupy Dame Street' protest looks like

joe316

Mushy wrote: »

Showed up. Staff were all in main restaurant, ground floor staff are having to get workers in, two other floors are closed. So short answer is no, no work.

Best of luck, hope everything goes ok.

When does the sale start?

mfceiling

You wouldn't put your mother in law out in it...

Mushy

joe316 wrote: »

Best of luck, hope everything goes ok.

When does the sale start?

Im on second floor so tis grand.

Didnt hear bout sales. Allow some surveyors in first. I shall update with more info when hear it.

ibarelycare

Took me 2 and a half hours last night to get from Baggot Street to Stoneybatter. I should have walked but I had no umbrella and not-at-all waterproof shoes Would have probably taken me a further 2 hours to get home to Dunshaughlin so stayed there for the night...looks like it's starting to get heavy again out there, if there's a repeat of yesterday evening again today I'll have a nervous breakdown

jaykay74

Sad news

RIP, what a brave man.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1025/jonesc.html

Body found in search for missing Garda

Search teams trying to locate missing Garda Ciaran Jones have found a body close to the location where he was swept into the Liffey.

A search has been continuing overnight for a missing garda
Search teams trying to locate missing Garda Ciaran Jones have discovered a body close to the location where he was swept into the Liffey last night.
The discovery was made by a local search team within the past half hour at Ballyward Bridge which is near Manor Kilbride.
A garda subaqua team is on its way to the scene to help retrieve the body.
The River Liffey was dangerously high at Ballysmuttan, near Manor Kilbride yesterday evening.
Garda Jones was off-duty at the time, but, it is thought, he stopped to warn motorists of the danger.

Snowie

ibarelycare wrote: »

Took me 2 and a half hours last night to get from Baggot Street to Stoneybatter. I should have walked but I had no umbrella and not-at-all waterproof shoes Would have probably taken me a further 2 hours to get home to Dunshaughlin so stayed there for the night...looks like it's starting to get heavy again out there, if there's a repeat of yesterday evening again today I'll have a nervous breakdown

I hope youve changed your underwear!!! :mad:

Cuddlesworth

Sinfonia wrote: »

Anyone know how traffic is moving northbound on the N11?
(In fact, is there a traffic update thread somewhere?)

Its pretty ****ed. Bridge at UCD is down to one lane, traffic bike garda are sending people up the slip road.

TimeToShine

feel bad for me (srs)

Tubsandtiles

Banned