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ONE thousand tonnes of bagged rock and sand is to be used as an interim emergency flood defence barrier at Cloughaninchy, Quilty, in advance of a spring tide in a couple of weeks. Clare County Council is providing the material in one tonne bags to alleviate the risk of flooding on February 3 when the spring tide is due to reach 4.8metres. The local authority is investing €50,000 in the emergency project, which it says it will seek to recoup from any future funding allocation from Government. The flood defence works are also required along the Seafield coast in response to fears that up to 15 homes could experience flooding. Recent storms caused significant coastal erosion at Cloughaninchy, leaving private residential properties exposed to severe sea water flooding. The O’Connor family had to be evacuated from their home during the worst night of the new year flooding. Cloughaninchy is already the subject of a funding application submitted to Government by …
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