Louth councillor gets stuck into clean up effort in Carlingford
Trinity Close in Carlingford badly affected by flooding
A video has appeared online of one Louth councillor getting stuck into the clean up in Carlingford following this weeks floods.
Cllr Antóin Watters can be seen in the video (below), clearing a drain at Trinity Close in Carlingford, following the deluge on Tuesday night that flooding the local estate.
Posting the video, Mr Simon Dullaghan commented, "Fair play to Antoin Watters today. Instead of going around shaking hands he got stuck in and wasn’t afraid to get his hands dirty in Trinity Close Carlingford. His ongoing support and assistance over the last 48 hours won’t be forgotten."
Louth County Council says that since Monday evening, the Fire and Rescue Service has been carrying out numerous pumping operations in order to alleviate flood waters across the Cooley Peninsula.