The 22-home estate, developed by Clanmil Ireland housing association, was opened on a sunny June day in 2024. On one side of the cul de sac, houses flooded to a depth of seven centimetres, on the other side 10cm. The Loughlinstown river is several hundred metres from the estate, but Cookstown Lane, being the lowest part of the estate, was worst affected. “We have to acknowledge the work that the council did clearing gullies and opening the roads again.”Johan Keating’s home on Ballybetagh Road backs on to the Cookstown Lane estate. A river running along the estate completely flooded the main road which runs alongside the boundary of the estate.

Source: The Irish Times February 10, 2026 13:31 UTC