![]() The average temperature of 16.2 degrees represented a significant increase (0.8 degrees) on the previous warmest June. Last month, when Drimnagh, other parts of the capital, and areas of Co Wexford and Co Kerry experienced flooding, was, according to Met Éireann provisional statistics, the warmest June on record. “We don’t have to look to Mauritius to see evidence – all we need to do is look out the window.” “I think a lot of people, especially in this country, seem to view as an abstract concept, ‘it may happen’,” he adds. ![]() He suggests that climate change has a part to play in the rainfall events that have triggered flooding in recent years. “It’s always there, this could happen at any moment. “It’s incredibly distressing,” Duffy says. The authority worked to clear tree roots and a build-up of fats, oil and grease from drainage pipes late last year, he says, but the flooding has continued to happen.įlooding outside the home of Ken Duffy in Drimnagh. Oil and greaseĭublin City Council (DCC) last year identified a number of issues within the locality’s historic drainage system, says Colm Fitzpatrick, the council’s executive manager for waste and wastewater services. Years ago, he says, flooding might occur in the area once in a blue moon. Keane has lived on the street since 1969. ![]() During a walk down Mourne Road, Duffy greets John Keane, who is pruning flowers in a hanging basket outside his home.
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