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Some 1,000 tonnes of grit and 15,000 sandbags are in storage for use by Westmeath County Council in preparation for any serious weather conditions this winter.

If he follows through on what he said in Louisburgh on Monday afternoon at the September meeting of the West Mayo Municipal District, Cllr Christy Hyland could have a wall named after himself in Carrowholly. The independent Westport based councillor hit out again at the slow moving progress on the implementation of flood defence works in Carrowholly after the area suffered serious flooding in 2014.

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on OPW and Flood Relief, Deputy Eugene Murphy, has launched a Bill to help address flooding issues along the River Shannon.

Independent Deputy for Longford-Westmeath, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, is encouraging local authorities to avail of a minor flood relief works programme for schemes costing up to €500,000.

Three projects to alleviate flooding in Kinvara, Monivea, and Tuam, will be granted approval this week by the Office of Public Works, allowing the Galway County Council to proceed with the measures.

Action has to be taken to ensure that the all flood relief works in Crossmolina are undertaken during the summer, so as to avoid the serious flooding that occurred last winter, the Seanad was told yesterday (Wednesday)

A further €300,000 has been granted by the Department of Transport for flood-damaged roads in Westmeath.

A public consultation day will be held in Athlone Civic Centre from 2pm to 7.30pm on Thursday, May 26, in relation to preliminary Shannon catchment-wide options to manage flood risk including summer flooding in the Shannon Callows.

Fianna Fáil TD for Longford - Westmeath Robert Troy has described as “shocking” the revelation that a high level flood prevention committee failed to meet for a period of four years.