Conor Kane

South East Correspondent

At the National Heritage Park in Ferrycarrig, outside Wexford town, staff had to close to the public today as a result of flood water ingressing overnight

Clean-ups after rain causes flooding in south east

Clean-ups are under way today once again in many parts of the country after further heavy rain overnight caused localised flooding in several areas.

Leinster • 29 Oct 23

Eight counties will be on Status Yellow alert from 5pm until 4am tomorrow morning (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Tidal flooding expected in low-lying areas of Cork city

Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth, Meath, Wexford and Wicklow have been placed on a Status Yellow rain warning from this evening.

Regional • 28 Oct 23

There are concerns that the erosion could eventually have an impact on the nearby railway line

Parts of Wicklow coastline eroded after Storm Babet

Calls have been made for immediate action to be taken to protect a vulnerable stretch of coastline in County Wicklow from further erosion.

Environment • 27 Oct 23

It is hoped the park will provide a major boost to New Ross (Pic: Rocket Science Media)

New €1m regeneration park project opens in New Ross

A €1 million regeneration project which transformed an old oil tank site along the River Barrow into a new park and promenade was officially opened in Co Wexford.

Leinster • 26 Oct 23

More public transport is also on the cards during the next seven years for Kilkenny (file image)

New plan to halve Kilkenny carbon emissions by 2030

Civic leaders in Kilkenny have launched a plan which aims to help the area reduce carbon emissions by more than half by 2030 and make the city and county more liveable and sustainable.

Regional • 26 Oct 23

The community opera partake in a new version of Gianni Schicci by Giacomo Puccini

'Extraordinary' Wexford Festival Opera gets under way

The 72nd edition of Wexford Festival Opera, due to run for 13 days, was officially opened last night by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

Regional • 25 Oct 23

Flooding on the Passage East road outside Waterford yesterday

Water levels being monitored following heavy rainfall

Local authority outdoor staff and management are continuing to monitor water levels following yesterday's heavy rainfall which brought flooding to many roads and has saturated a lot of land in the south east.

Weather • 24 Oct 23

Hannah Milla, Randall Shannon, Peter Mulvany, Una Bennett, and Joseph De Veiga Morgan at the launch of the festival

Wexford Festival Opera to draw thousands of visitors

The 72nd edition of Wexford Festival Opera will open tonight and is due to run for 13 days and bring thousands of visitors into the area.

Regional • 26 Oct 23

The driver of the car was brought to Cork University Hospital with serious injuries (File Image)

Car driver, bus passengers injured in Tipperary crash

A car driver was seriously injured and three bus passengers sustained less serious injuries in a collision between a bus and a car in south Tipperary this evening.

Regional • 20 Oct 23

The project includes 28 new buildings at Rosslare

Building work starts at Rosslare for post-Brexit checks

Work has started on new infrastructure at Rosslare port to handle post-Brexit checks on goods coming into the country from outside the EU.

Brexit • 12 Oct 23