LATEST: Major update issued following recent flooding in Tipperary

A local councillor has been in contact with a council engineer regarding major flooding that occurred in Thurles in recent days.

Cllr Jim Ryan posted on social media saying that he has spoken with a council engineer regarding flooding that occurred in both the Cabragh Court and Oakfield Drive housing estates.

He said that Irish Water had confirmed it was an issue on their end, potentially caused by a blockage somewhere along the line, and that they would be working quickly to amend the matter.

Cllr Ryan also stated that they had confirmed that a road sweeper would be heading to the site of the flooding soon to commence a clean-up operation in the estates.

In a post on social media, Cllr Ryan said: “I can confirm that I spoke with the council's engineer this morning regarding the awful flooding that occurred in both Cabragh Court and Oakfield Drive housing estates yesterday. He confirmed that this is an Irish Water issue due to what he reckons is a blockage somewhere in the pipeline under ground. He will be speaking with them today about it and I will also be contacting Irish Water myself.

“I also asked if the roads and footpaths can be cleaned up and he confirmed that the road sweeper will be in the estate by tomorrow to do a clean up. I will keep the pressure on Irish Water and I will be sending them on all the pictures and videos that were sent to me yesterday by residents.

“It's not good enough that people are subjected to both flooding and raw sewage within their estate and the Government and Irish Water should do something about this ASAP. I will keep the pressure on them.”

Uisce Éireann has been contacted for comment, but have yet to respond at the time of writing.