GALWAY SENATOR CALLS FOR RESOLUTION TO FLOOD PROBLEM IN ORANMORE

Date Published: 18-Dec-2009

Steps to bring a resolution to the recurring flooding problem at Moneymore in Oranmore will begin in the new year.

Around 80 people attended a public meeting in Oranmore last night to discuss possibilities of solving the ongoing issue.

Representatives from the OPW, the Galway County Council and the National Parks and Wildlife Service were in attendance.

Four families in the area were forced out of their homes as a result of recent floods and a local road was inaccessible for more than a week.

This is the second time in recent years that Moneymore has experienced difficulties during times of heavy rainfall.