Staff at Sligo County Council have been praised for their efforts in tackling flash flooding in several parts of the County last night.

Torrential rain fell in certain areas, resulting in significant flooding on the N15 near Drumcliff and also in Strandhill.

A clean-up operation continued late into the night last night with the local authority working to ensure the routes were made safe for road users.

Cathaoirleach of the Sligo Drumcliff MD and Fianna Fail Cllr Edel MacSharry says staff are out there in difficult conditions and that has to be acknowledged:

Staff at Sligo County Council have been praised for their efforts in tackling flash flooding in several parts of the County last night.
Torrential rain fell in certain areas, resulting in significant flooding on the N15 near Drumcliff and also in Strandhill.
A clean-up operation continued late into the night last night with the local authority working to ensure the routes were made safe for road users.
Cathaoirleach of the Sligo Drumcliff MD and Fianna Fail Cllr Edel MacSharry says staff are out there in difficult conditions and that has to be acknowledged:

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Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.

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Broadcasting to Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal.
North West Business Park, Collooney, Ireland
102.5-105FM

Text/WhatsApp us on 00353 83 3500 530 
Telephone 00353 818 365 500 / 00353 71 91 18100 (9am to 6pm Mon to Fri)

Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.