Does anyone have a rubber dinghy we can borrow?

Apparently, the west of Ireland has had 4 months worth of rain in the last 3 weeks – and it hasn’t stopped yet. As a result, the Shannon waterway is close to being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of water which is trying to make its way to the sea. Hindered by exceptionally high tides and strong westerly winds, the water has now backed up into areas which have not been flooded in living memory. We have escaped the worst of this but there are a lot of families across the county who have seen their homes inundated and are not expecting the waters to recede for a week or more. There are aerial photos of some of the flooding on the Clare FM website. Perhaps there are advantages to living in a city centre flat on the 6th floor!