Status Orange rainfall warning for Cork

Updated 18 October 17:00

Cork City continues to experience river flooding and surface water flooding across the city.

Blackpool Village and Glanmire Village are currently impassable, Cork City Council and Cork City Fire Service crews are on site to assist.

Across the rest of the city, many roads remain flooded in Ballyvolane, Rochestown, Blarney, and Tower with several roads impassable.  The Carrigrohane Straight Road is also flooded, with traffic still moving at a slow pace.  Cork City Council are keeping it under review.

Rainfall is is expected to ease off this evening but there is still a significant amount of water in the river network, so it may be a number of hours before roads clear.  

Motorists are asked to avoid unnecessary travel, and if you must travel, please proceed with caution and follow any diversions that may be in place on your normal route. Reports have come in of motorists ignoring road closure signs in the city.  Our emergency services, including the civil defence, are working at full capacity to response to calls as they arise, please do not ignore signage and enter heavily flooded roads. 

While the weather will remain wet in the coming days, tidal flooding is not expected.