A Status Orange rainfall warning for counties Kerry, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford passed last night without causing significant flooding to property. However, Cork City Council has warned that river flooding is likely to continue for some hours, as conditions gradually ease. For more on the situation in Cork we were joined on the show by  David Joyce Head of Operations with Cork City Council and also we spoke to Ralph Riegel, Southern Correspondent with the Irish Independent.

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