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| Clean-up after city flash floods | Clean-up after city flash floods |
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| A clean-up operation is taking place in Dublin after Saturday's flash floods in the north of the city. | A clean-up operation is taking place in Dublin after Saturday's flash floods in the north of the city. |
| Gardai have said flood water has mostly subsided. The N3 near Blanchardstown has now been re-opened, as has the closure on the M1 at Shantalla Bridge. | Gardai have said flood water has mostly subsided. The N3 near Blanchardstown has now been re-opened, as has the closure on the M1 at Shantalla Bridge. |
| Hundreds of Armagh Gaelic football fans found themselves stranded by the torrential rain on Saturday afternoon. | Hundreds of Armagh Gaelic football fans found themselves stranded by the torrential rain on Saturday afternoon. |
| The fans, who were at the All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park found their cars surrounded by water after it. | The fans, who were at the All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park found their cars surrounded by water after it. |
| Met Ãireann has said that in the 24-hour period from midnight Friday until midnight on Saturday 76.2mm of rain was recorded at Dublin Airport. | Met Ãireann has said that in the 24-hour period from midnight Friday until midnight on Saturday 76.2mm of rain was recorded at Dublin Airport. |
| This is a new record for the month of August. | This is a new record for the month of August. |
| On Saturday, traffic in the northside of Dublin was at a standstill for several hours with long tailbacks on both the N1 and N50. | On Saturday, traffic in the northside of Dublin was at a standstill for several hours with long tailbacks on both the N1 and N50. |
| The N1 was closed and with all accommodation in the area booked out, many families were forced to sleep in hotel lobbies and cars. | The N1 was closed and with all accommodation in the area booked out, many families were forced to sleep in hotel lobbies and cars. |