Limerick City and County Council is urging the public to exercise caution in the vicinity of waterways during the Christmas period due to forecasts of heavy rain and higher than average tides.
A series of High Tides are due twice daily from December 24th to 28th on the Shannon Estuary and up to Limerick City. Met Éireann is also warning of higher than average rainfall for the coming week.
The Council says standard operating and response procedures are in place in the event of localised flooding incidents occurring.
The Council says water levels along the Lower River Shannon at Castleconnell, Montpelier, Mountshannon Road (Lisnagry) and in the Limerick City area have dropped 400mm since their peak on Sunday last.
Meanwhile, the ESB has confirmed its decision to maintain the spill rate at Parteen Weir at 335 cubic metres per second (cumecs) during Monday. The ESB says it will review the spill rate on Tuesday.
