Floods in Enniscorthy.

On the morning of Wednesday, the 30th of December, 2015, the River Slaney in Enniscorthy burst its banks. The floods were caused by a combination of factors:

1. Previous plans to erect flood defences had been objected against on the grounds that they would reduce or damage the natural beauty of the area.
2. Storm Frank spread across Ireland overnight, bringing heavy rainfall and strong southerly gale-force winds. Between 40-70mm of rain fell in the region.

A parked car gets stuck in the flood waters by The Promenade in Enniscorthy - beside Sheehan's Cash & Carry:



A wider view of The Promenade, showing the Riverside Park Hotel:



The N11 in Enniscorthy was impassable:



At least the swans were happy:



A shot of the two bridges:



Two men helping a motorist at the Riverside Park Hotel:

Minor flooding in Wexford Town after Storm Frank.

Photographs of the R730 road between Ferrycarrig and Wexford Town. The road underneath the small railway bridge had become flooded with water due to Storm Frank and some heavy rainfall that had occurred overnight.

The road was still passable if you drove in the right lane (although the brakes did require some pumping afterwards):



Here is another shot, taken from the other side of the bridge.



At the time, the River Slaney was extremely close to the giraffe statue in Ferrycarrig:



These photographs were taken on Wednesday, the 30th of December, 2015.

Irish Coast Guard Helicopter

A photograph of the Irish Coast Guard Helicopter (reg: EI-ICG) flying over the outskirts of Wexford Town. This is a Sikorsky S-92A that is currently being used by Rescue 117, which is based in Waterford. This was taken during a training exercise, when the chopper was hovering around the Clonard area of Wexford.

Photo taken on Monday, the 28th of December, 2015.