Storm water overflows into Dublin Bay from the country’s largest sewage treatment plant have surged by 80pc this year due to months of unrelenting rainfall.
Bad weather is expected to continue in County Cork this week – despite a yellow rain warning expiring today at noon – as poor conditions are predicted across the week.
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow rainfall warning for Cork until 3pm on Tuesday, March 12 and there are more heavy showers forecast for later in the week.
A supermoon combined with spring tides this weekend have forced Met Éireann to issue a high tide advisory notice for Cork, with warnings of potential flooding in place until Monday evening.