Call to clear all gullies in Offaly before the heavy rain

A call has been made on Offaly County Council to clear all gullies before the promised heavy rain hits.

Cllr Declan Harvey, who is Cathaoirleach of the countil, said "with the gullies dry now is the tyime to clear them out before leaves start falling."

He urged the body to keep a close on a notorious flooding blackspot in Tullamore at Tyrell's Road on the banks of the Grand Canal.