Clare County Council is advising motorists to slow down and drive with extreme caution due to continued heavy rainfall across the county.
Spot flooding is reported on numerous routes, particularly throughout West Clare.
Met Éireann is forecasting further falls of heavy rain today, tonight and into Saturday. Another 30 to 40mm of rainfall are expected, with greater totals on some higher ground.
A native of Ennis, Colin McGann has been editor of The Clare Champion since August 2020. Former editor of The Clare People, he is a journalism and communications graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology.