Tara and Toddy Roche of Kilmore Seafresh, pictured with damaged stock during November floods. “Not as bad as the last time,” explained an exhausted Toddy Roche after a deluge of rain from Storm Chandra caused the local watercourse to break its banks again. Last November the Roches prepared as best they could to battle against Storm Claudia which hit the south Wexford village. The fridges are working but don’t know if they will last,” explained Tara Roche (44) in November. It’s a tough one (to decide what to do),” said Toddy Roche, who said he was tired of calling for flood mitigation measures.

Source: The Irish Times February 01, 2026 20:22 UTC