I live not far from where the line is flooded at Ballycar and went down to see the flooding on Saturday. As far as you can see is just all water. There is way more flooding compared to what was shown on tv. By the looks of it, it could be a few weeks before the flooding has gone. Flooding on this part of the line has not happened in probably 10-12 years. It was stated that the line would be raised when they redid the line four years ago but to me it doesn't look like it was raised at all.
It was'nt nice travelling on the train through December and January on that section of the Ennis-Limerick line. The water was up near the tracks and even in the darkness in the evenings you could see light from the train bouncing off the water below