Clean up operation underway following overnight storms

The City Council is distributing sandbags to businesses and homes to prevent further flood damage at high tide this evening.Leisureland in Salthill has been extensively flooded and will remain closed to the public until at least Monday, while the carpark close to Galway Atlantiquarium is still submerged with several cars abandoned.Networks are still switched off in Salthill for safety reasons following flood damage.ESB crews are still working to restore power to around four hundred customers in areas such as Moycullen, Roundstone and Clifden.Meanwhile, 1500 Eircom customers across Galway are without service.The high winds also broke down a coastal protection wall erected in Ballyconneely in 1942. Around the country, there is flooding in Cork, while in Limerick city, the river Shannon has burst its banks at Condell Rd and the road remains closed.In Lahinch in Clare, the Promenade and Liscannor Road are both impassable. In Dublin, Victoria Quay has re-opened but traffic remains heavy in the area.Garry McMahon is Senior Executive Officer at Galway City Council, and says there's potential for more flooding at high tide at 6.30 this evening.