'We're seeing things in Carlow we've never seen before' - Carlow County Council bossRoads are collapsing in Carlow due to the saturated water table according to Chief Executive of Carlow County Council Cóilín O'Reilly. "The Barrow was so full that there was nowhere for water in the Burren to go. "I think the problem for us all now is that the water table is so high and the land is so saturated," Mr O'Reilly added. "We're seeing things here in Carlo we've never seen before, like water coming up through the grass in housing estates that the water table is now the same level. "We have roads collapsing because the soil under the structure of the road.

Source: Irish Independent February 03, 2026 07:01 UTC