Kildare is biggest flood risk in Leinster after Dublin
Kildare is the biggest county at risk of flooding in Leinster after Dublin, new data reveals.
The OPW has prepared detailed draft flood maps which have surveyed waterways most likely to burst their banks such as the River Liffey.
The experts have estimated that 15 ares in Co Kildare require works to protect property from flooding.
The information is contained in a report by Independent.ie found that at least 45,000 homes and businesses are at risk of flooding but more will be threatened as climate change takes hold.
In 2009, more than 100 people had to be evacuated from 40 properties in the Waterways Estate in Sallins (pictured above) after their homes and cars were submerged in several feet of water.
The Council and other agencies such as the OPW and Irish Rail later spent €10m on on a major upgrade of the local drainage system.
The Waterways estate was flooded on November 27, 2009 to so-called 'monster rain' in which torrential downpours fell in a short space of time.