Tipperary County Council has issued a flood warning for the Shannon Catchment area as significant rain is being forecast by Met Éireann with levels in Lough Derg and the Shannon expected to rise as a result.
Meanwhile the ESB has further increased the amount of water it's discharging below the Parteen Weir in a bid to alleviate the flood waters building up on Lough Derg.
The flows down the old Shannon River downstream of Parteen Weir have been increased to 375 cubic metres per second this morning with a further increase likely to be required over the next number of days.
Nenagh Municipal District Director Marcus O'Connor says the local authority will do what it can to help out by providing sandbags to businesses or homeowners threatened by floods.
A number of areas around the country were badly hit by the latest storm to hit the country over the last few days while in Cork up to 40 businesses were affected in the town of Bandon alone – with companies still counting the cost of the weather.
This scenario will be all too familiar to residents of the Old Bridge are of Clonmel who for decades had to endure severe flooding problems However the €40 million Clonmel Flood Relief Scheme which was completed in 2013 has resolved the issue.
The 7 kilometre stretch of flood walls backed up by demountable barriers have so far proved successful in preventing a repeat of the flooding which hit the Quays and Old Bridge.
District Engineer Jonathan Cooney says the scheme has brought confidence to homeowners and businesses alike in Clonmel.
Cabinet Ministers are discussing relief funding for the areas worst affected, including businesses hit by flooding.
It's understood they are considering a proposal for a longer term flood forecasting and warning service within Met Éireann.
The proposal, from the Minister for Environment Alan Kelly and the OPW, would require 15 staff being recruited to Met Éireann at a cost of €2 million if approved
