Flooding along the River Shannon is set to peak later today.

50 homes nationwide have been evactuated according to the government's emergency taskforce, while 222 members of the Defence Forces were deployed to help with flooding.

The ESB have also confirmed that they're going to increase the water flow through Parteen Weir to over 26 million litres a minute.

Spokesperson Tom Browne says the extra volume may well lead to more floods:
14 houses in Corbally in Limerick City were flooded last night after the Mulkeir River burst its banks and water was released from a nearby canal.

However angry flooded residents in Corbally claimed they got no warning their homes were under threat.

Anthony O'Donnell's home in Richmond Park was destroyed and his pet dog "princess" drowned as the flood came through his sitting room.