""Thursday night is going to definitely be a pinch point, it comes with that combination of rainfall, very high tides and onshore winds, which unfortunately create the most difficult conditions for holding water and not letting it release out into the estuaries and into the sea," Mr Leonard told RTÉ Radio 1."
""There are really difficult travelling conditions across most of Leinster at this stage, roads are badly affected, particularly local roads, some of them almost impassable and really difficult conditions there for local authorities who are trying to pump water and protect as many areas as possible throughout the region," Mr Leonard said."
""It doesn't take much to cause flooding in these situations""
Government approved an increase in aid up to €100,000 for small businesses damaged by the storm. Southern and eastern counties remain most at risk of flooding for the rest of the week, with the southwest facing frequent rainfall merging into longer spells. Cloud will build overnight from the south with rain moving into Munster and south Leinster by morning. Thursday night is identified as a critical pinch point because of heavy rainfall, very high tides and onshore winds, raising flood risk on saturated ground and swollen rivers. Local authorities are on full alert, roads are blocked, and Met Éireann has issued a flooding advisory.
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