Residents of Raphoe have said they are frustrated at the lack of progress on a solution to flooding in the town, after "horrendous" flooding his the Co Donegal town on Saturday night.
It is the third time Teresa Duffy has experienced flooding at her home, but said this time it lasted for a much longer time and came straight into the town centre.
Across the street, William Hyndman said the water ripped up the back yard of his house.
He said he put sandbags out but it was too late and he pointed out a watermark at his back gate showing how high the water had reached at one point.
The water also flowed through the house - in the front door and out the back - and the floors will have to be lifted said Kay Hyndman, who still has sandbags at her front door in case it happens again.
William said he grew up in the house in the town centre and flooding has been an issue as long as he can remember.
Dale Hyndman said the flooding happened very quickly.
Normally it would last 20 to 30 minutes, but this was different, it went on for hours, he said.
Ms Duffy has records of meeting council officials in relation to the flooding in the town as far back as 2007, following floods in September 2006.
She also has correspondence from the time relating to the appointment of engineers to survey the situation and initial council discussions with the Office of Public Works about a solution.
She is frustrated at the lack of progress on a solution, a view shared by Dale Hyndman who said that it is very disappointing 50 years on to know that if floods happen again, residents will be in the same situation.
He said the town was closed off that night and locals saved it by sandbagging and farmers using their machinery.
Dale said he does not think the problem will ever be fixed and he appealed to the council to give local people the resources to help themselves.
He said they need to have a stock of sand and bags on standby, adding that he was promised a bunker of sand in the town before, but it never materialised.
We need to have a phone number, sand bags, and an emergency procedure to follow, Dale said, when it happens again.
