Councillors call for urgent action after ten Glenties homes cut off by flooding

Sinn Féin councillor Brian Carr has demanded immediate measures after ten homes in Glenties were isolated by severe flooding caused by Storm Boelo.

At a Glenties Municipal District meeting in Dungloe on Tuesday, Carr warned that residents in the area known locally as The Lab are living in fear of heavy rain, noting that emergency services could only reach the cut‑off houses by helicopter or boat.

He said similar isolation has affected other homes in Glenties and questioned which body – roads, the environment department or another – is responsible for addressing the problem, urging action rather than further funding.

Cathaoirleach of the district, Anthony Molloy, echoed the concerns, pointing to recent flooding in Ardara and calling for river clean‑ups, adding that raising roads could also help.

Donegal County Council’s Director of Environment and Climate, Michael McGarvey, responded that river maintenance is the statutory responsibility of landowners, a point Carr pressed, asking whether farmers need permission before clearing vegetation.

Source: Donegal Daily. Photo: Owen.outdoors / Pexels.