A voluntary rescue crew from Wexford, who evacuated families during Storm Chandra, refused to attend a civic reception from Wexford County Council due to an ongoing, controversial complaint made to the gardaí.

The Riverfield estate in Aughrim, Wicklow, is in crisis after catastrophic flooding caused by Storm Chandra in late January, raising questions about its construction on a floodplain.

Pennon Group said power outages during Storm Goretti and Storm Chandra had a widespread impact to South West Water’s operations.

The cost of repairing local and regional roads damaged during Storm Chandra and the following wet weather could cost almost €59 million, the local authorities worst hit have said.