River Shannon Monday 21st December 2015 12pm The River Shannon peaked in Athlone and its hinterland on Friday last and is receding slowly. The interagency coordination group met today to assess the situation and will meet again on Wednesday next for a further assessment and to plan the recovery operation in the areas that have been subject to flooding. In the meantime, all defences will be maintained and the agencies will continue to support residents in affected areas. No additional houses or businesses were subject to flooding in recent days and there is no issue...

River Shannon Friday 18th December 2015 12pm The River Shannon remains at a high level through Athlone and its hinterland today but it has started to recede, albeit very slowly. The inter-agency coordination group will meet again on Monday to assess the situation at that time and to plan the recovery operation in the areas that have been subject to flooding. In the meantime, all defences will be maintained and the agencies will continue to support residents in affected areas. No additional houses or businesses were subject to flooding in recent days and there is no...