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Historically, flood risk management focused on arterial drainage for the benefit of agricultural improvement. Arising from increasing flood risk, the Arterial Drainage Act, 1945, was amended in 1995 to permit the Office of Public Works (OPW) to implement localised flood relief schemes to provide flood protection for cities, towns and villages.
Some schemes have been carried out by the Local Authorities under their own powers using the Planning and Development legislative code. The OPW either works in association with the relevant Local Authorities or funds Local Authorities directly to undertake flood relief works.
| Scheme | Properties Protected | Current Status |
|---|---|---|
| Maam Valley Flood Relief Scheme | 2 | Scheme Completed 2001 |
| Gort River (Bridge Street) Drainage Scheme | 21 | Scheme Completed 1997 |
| Lacken/Ardrahan Flood Relief Scheme | 5 | Scheme Completed 1997 |
| Dunkellin & Aggard Stream Flood Relief Scheme | 23 | Substantial Completion 2019 |
| Clare River (Claregalway) Flood Relief Scheme | 77 | Substantial Completion 2019 |
| Galway City Flood Relief Scheme (Coirib go Cósta - Scéim Faoisimh Tuilte Chathair na Gaillimhe) | 312 | Stage I: Scheme Development and Preliminary Design |
| South Galway (Gort Lowlands) Flood Relief Scheme | 115 | Stage I: Scheme Development and Preliminary Design |
| Ballinasloe Flood Relief Scheme | 309 | Stage I: Scheme Development and Preliminary Design |
Information on Local Authority led FRMP "Small Projects" (any project costing up to €1M or protecting 10 or more properties)
| Scheme | Stage/Gateway | Properties Protected |
|---|---|---|
| Clifden Flood Relief Scheme | Commencement | 24 |
The Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme (the “Minor Works Scheme”) was introduced by the Office of Public Works in 2009. The purpose of the scheme is to provide funding to Local Authorities to undertake minor flood mitigation works or studies to address localised flooding and coastal protection problems within their administrative areas. The scheme generally applies where a solution can be readily identified and achieved in a short time frame.
Under the scheme, applications are considered for projects that are estimated to cost not more than €750,000 in each instance. Funding of up to 90% of the cost is available from the OPW for approved projects. The commencement and progression of any works for which funding is approved is a matter for each Local Authority concerned.
| Local Authority | Project Location | Project Details | Approved Funding (€) | Year of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway County Council | Carheens Cross Belclare | Install 600mm pipe | 9,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ballinasloe Town Study | Study | 9,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Derreen Abbeyknockmoy | Construction of a new 450mm diameter piped overflow with two headwalls & a road gully to the existing open drain on the opposite side of the public road to the properties at risk | 6,120 | 2014 |
| Galway County Council | Rathgorgin Athenry | Installation of pipeline / Provide outfall to local drain / Cleaning of existing drainage channel | 13,500 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonacauneen | New drainage system | 13,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ballaun Loughrea | River deepening, cleaning & maintenance. Upgrade River crossing | 67,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Castleblakeney | Upgrade culvert | 9,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Kilcloghans Tuam | To construct a reinforced concrete flood defence wall, a 600mm pipe and flap valve to be fitted to the outfall of the existing open land drain to the Clare River | 3,650 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Off R446 at Srah townload, Loughrea | Installation of pipe | 19,800 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Lakyle Craughwell | Study | 9,000 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Drim Village | Provision of adequate drainage | 27,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Roo, Tierneevin, Gort, Co. Galway | Installation of 60m of embankment with impermeable membrane. Relocation of field access gate away from new embankment location. 20m of low-level concrete block wall. | 12,600 | 2024 |
| Galway County Council | The Rossaveel Sports Grounds | Galway County Council propose to remove vegetation and blockages from the river from the point where the two rivers merge to a point downstream of the sports ground. From there the river is clear and is in a straight line to the sea. The land is soft bog with rock outcrops and some regrading and removal of rock is required to ensure a constant unrestricted fall away from the sport ground. | 19,800 | 2024 |
| Galway County Council | Curra Abbey | Install drainage pipes & replace the old stone culvert with new piped system | 18,000 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | East Bridge Ballinasloe | East Bridge Flood Eyes - Consultant fees for design, procurement of works and land acquisition | 80,796 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Rafarn Loughrea | Installation of a surface water drain | 45,000 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Emmanuel House Clonfert | To construct a flood defence wall & associated works | 20,000 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Cregganore Castledaly | The upgrade & repair of existing culverts & associated works | 29,700 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | Ballinasloe Town Centre | Purchase Temp Flood Defence- Aquadam to be deployed as required, to be available for Galway County also | 96,849 | 2016 |
| Galway City Council | Coolarne Turloughmore | Replacing of existing 450mm pipe with 400m of 900mm piping 700m open drain required,inlet and outlet required estimated at €125,000. | 112,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Clonfert, Ballinasloe | Pipe existing open drains for approximate distance of 124m with 1200mm diameter, clean existing open drains for approximate distance of 315m & associated works | 90,000 | 2022 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonoo Loughrea | Construct new channel | 2,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Baunykav Kylebrack Loughrea | To replace the existing piped section of open drain with circa 150m of 600mm diameter storm water pipeline | 27,000 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Leenaun Village (IPP) | Construction of flood defence walls, IPP for 3 properties not protected by the walls | 198,000 | 2021 |
| Galway County Council | Caheroyn Drive Athenry | Remove palisade fencing & existing stone wall, construct low stone wall & flood defence wall, construct sump & associated works | 36,000 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyglass Kilconnell Ballinasloe | Clean existing field drains & roadside drains, replace existing pipes with 900mm diameter pipes & associated works | 45,450 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Middlethird Maree Oranmore | Improve drainage system | 15,840 | 2010 |
| Galway City Council | Two Mile Ditch | Construct pump sump & provide mobile pump. Construct pipeline to existing surface water drainage system. | 5,306 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Ardmore Kilkieran | Increase capacity instream by widening instream for 150m | 4,500 | 2019 |
| Galway City Council | Menlo | Installation of pipe / channel from turlough to River Corrib, together with pumping equipment | 121,995 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ardacong, Tuam | Study | 9,000 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyhugh Gort | Installation of higher capacity culvert | 22,500 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Rinville West Oranmore | Drainage maintenance works on approximately 950m of channel | 23,346 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Castlegrove Tuam | Minor improvements to Corrib Clare CDS | 21,420 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Laurencetown Village Ballinasloe | Channel Improvements | 29,500 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Kiltullagh Claregalway | Install 350m of 300mm double walled pipe from flood location to turlough entry point | 20,250 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Sliabhcarran Gort | Installation of 750m of surface water drain | 108,000 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Glenaslat Monivea Ballinasloe | Replace existing stone culvert with culvert of larger capacity & regrade existing open drains | 14,400 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Kilcolumb (Keeloges West) Glenamaddy | Existing pipe and stone culvert to be replaced with 900mm diameter concrete pipe | 13,500 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Manusflynn | Construct a 600mm diameter piped road culvert, remove obstructions & associated works | 10,350 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Oultort Portumna | Installation of 170m of surface water drain & associated works | 25,650 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Moneenaheeltia Laurencetown Ballinasloe | Upgrade bridge on existing watercourse | 7,245 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Peake Claregalway | Construct earthen embankment | 4,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Castledaly River | River cleaning & blockages removal | 10,800 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | Ballinamore Bridge | Remove blockages & obstructions | 31,500 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Dunmore Golf Club | Install 2no flap valves & construct 510m3 retaining pond | 19,800 | 2023 |
| Galway County Council | Derrymullan Ballinasloe | Provide flood defence wall at rear of housing developments & flood defence wall. | 900,000 | 2010 |
| Galway City Council | Claire River Galway City | Carry out tree cutting & vegetation removal | 33,840 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Caheroyn Drive Athenry | Remove palisade fencing & existing stone wall, construct low stone wall & flood defence wall, construct sump & associated works | 4,500 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Doonlooughan Pier Ballyconnelly Conemara | Construct coastal protection to the public access road | 153,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Tonacurra Newbridge Ballinasloe | Replace existing culvert with culvert of larger capacity & regrade existing open drains | 11,250 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Cregganna Oranmore | Install 140m of 300mm diameter pipe and 170m of open drain & associated works | 12,600 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Carrowmore Woodlawn | To install new piped drainage system to replace existing stone & undersized culvert. | 36,000 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Derrymullan Ballinasloe | Derrymullen Flood Defence Additional Works-The diversion of an existing open drain / Deepening & widening of the Deerpark River / Provision of a second culvert at Ahascragh Road. Construction of a flood defence wall | 108,000 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Moylough Ballinasloe | Maintenance to 1.2km of channel including removal of silt & vegetation | 13,500 | 2019 |
| Galway City Council | Two Mile Ditch | Construct pump sump & provide mobile pump. Construct pipeline to existing surface water drainage system. | 27,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ganaveen Lismanny Laurencetown Ballinasloe | Upgrade existing bridge / Channel improvement works | 14,400 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Caherpeak | Relay new pipe | 31,500 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Carraroe Area Office, Inverin | Install new culvert under road | 5,850 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ballinakill Loughrea | To replace the existing culvert system with circa 90m of 750mm diameter storm water culvert & associated works | 45,000 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Fahy's Grannagh | Construct a 40m length of reinforced concrete retaining wall, 1.2m high around a section of the farmyard | 5,400 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Feagh East Abbeyknockmoy | Construct / replace three road crossings, supply and lay 570m of 600mm pipe, open new drain & associated works | 71,685 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyglunin | Channel widening, upgrading culverts | 60,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Skecoor Kiltormer | Clean existing open drains, replace 300mm diameter surface water pipeline with a 450mm pipeline. Filter drainage to be provided for a distance of approximately 75m | 33,030 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Farnaun Peterswell | Increase capacity to bridge and clean stream of vegetation & silt | 18,000 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | Killevny Laurencetown | Open culverts under bridge and construct channel | 4,050 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Poolboy Ballinasloe | Upgrade culvert | 19,800 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Derrymullan Ballinasloe | Provide flood defence wall around the water plant | 45,200 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Tierney's Yard Oughterard | Install 170m of 600mm diameter surface water drain, two manholes & a petrol interceptor | 27,922 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Shanagalish Gort | Clear swallow hole / Construct 1.4km drainage channel / Associated works | 72,000 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Caltragh Laurencetown Ballinasloe | Replacement of bridge | 10,800 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | L42196 Roo Craughwell | To construct a new 450mm diameter storm water collection system & associated works | 17,100 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Carheenlea Turloughmore | To carry out exploratory works, CCTV & a level survey of the existing pipe | 4,500 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Kiltiernan to Ballinderreen | Main drainage works & additional pipe-laying works on the Kiltiernan channel | 247,870 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Garrymore Ballymacward Ballinasloe | Replace existing culvert with culvert of larger capacity & regrade existing open drains | 16,200 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Feagh East | Open up swallow hole, place grids on roadside | 3,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Kilcoona | Install a new 450mm piped culvert across the road | 4,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Knockanranny | Replace partially collapsed culvert with a 900mm pipe | 10,800 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyconlought Headford | Piping of channel | 23,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Lydican Cregboy | Improve drainage | 13,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Crowe St. Gort | Channel maintenance and camera survey | 32,400 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | The Rossaveel Sportsgrounds | Re-grading and cleaning of the stream & existing drainage system. | 9,000 | 2021 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonamore- Inishboffin Island as a whole | Comprehensive coastal erosion & flood risk management study for Inisboffin Island as a whole | 90,000 | 2015 |
| Galway City Council | Clare River Galway City | Carry out tree cutting & vegetation removal, masonry repairs, culvert repairs & silt removal | 61,650 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Peterswell Gort | Replace existing culverts & maintain existing open drains | 22,500 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Crowsnest Laurencetown | Upgrade culverts | 9,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Inchaboy South Gort | Lowering of culvert. Reinstate road surface and lands | 14,400 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Clonbern Tuam | Regrading of agricultural lands to divert flow path of floodwaters | 18,000 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Ahascragh | Channel cleaning | 45,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Turloughgarve Corrandulla | Install culvert and construct new drain | 16,200 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Knocktogher Kiltullagh | To carry out channel maintenance works upstream & downstream of the existing culvert along with increasing the capacity of the culvert via de-silting works | 14,045 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Ferragh Caherlistrane | Improvements to Corrib Clare Arterial Drainage Scheme | 115,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Carrownamorrissy, Craughwell | Galway County Council are to install a surface water collection system on the R348 with a number of gullies and manholes. This system will bring the flood waters to an existing open drain 300m to the north which out falls to the Dooyertha River and the proposed works are to link the piped section to the culvert via a new shallow open drain. The existing culvert is to be upgraded to a 900mm diameter pipe. | 18,000 | 2024 |
| Galway County Council | Gortaha Portumna | Replace existing culvert with larger 450mm diameter pipe | 16,875 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonantleva Lower Fohenagh | Replacement of culverts | 18,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Cross St/Lake Road Loughrea | Installation of additional gullies / removal of existing culvert & replacement with a culvert of greater capacity | 67,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Moneen, Cummer, Tuam | Install 600mm pipe | 9,900 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Crowe Street Gort | Channel Maintenance | 38,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Atticora Creagh Ballinasloe | Install a new 450mm diameter surface water pipe for distance of 250m to an existing drain & associated works | 14,940 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Knockatee East Dunmore | To drain flooded area to nearest outfall, comprising 150m of 12'' perforated pipe | 10,800 | 2013 |
| Galway County Council | Crowes Spiddal | Regrading of stream / Upgrade culvert | 13,500 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Rosmore Woodford | Construct a new 600mm diameter storm water collection system & associated works | 23,400 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Kilglass Ahascragh Ballinasloe | To install 270m of 450mm diameter SW carrier sewer, 180m of cleaning of existing open drain & 6 no. manhole gratings | 38,250 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Cregboy | Installation of flood gates | 10,800 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | Kilconnell | Lay a new culvert along the route of the stone shore drainage system | 36,000 | 2009 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonatleva Ballymacward | To direct flood water to lower lands | 5,220 | 2013 |
| Galway County Council | Inisboffin-South Shore | New coastal protection barrier- in form of wall constructed from integrated PC block elements- as detailed in RPS report 2014 & being used for new or repair of existing damaged sections of walls at Southern Shore | 441,900 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Lacka 2 Bridge | Replace existing bridge with a new larger structure with a greater hydraulic capacity | 27,400 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Kiltiernan to Ballinderreen | Main drainage works & additional pipe-laying works on the Kiltiernan channel | 194,680 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Thornfield Portumna | Widen & deepen existing open channel / Open new section / Clear existing roadside channels / Install new culvert across N65 / Undertake reinstatement works | 47,250 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Derrydonnell Oranmore | Channel maintenance, pipes, replacement of culverts | 300,000 | 2010 |
| Galway City Council | Sruffaunacashlaun Stream && Distillery Canal | Channel maintenance on the open channel section of the stream & trash screen replacements, Carry out desilting works on Distillery Channel, Tree cutting & vegetation clearing works, Prepare AA screenings, assessments & reports | 163,800 | 2023 |
| Galway County Council | Cooleran Turloughmore | Dig 240m open drain (remove trees and ditch) Lay culvert & 90m of pipe to drain (900mm diameter) & associated works | 34,650 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | East Bridge Ballinasloe | Provide a channel downstream to the Suck.Engagement of consultant to undertake conservation impact statement / Removal / modification of sluice gates | 40,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | N18 at Oranmore | Cleaning of all blockages and obstructions to flow of the stream from N18 to the outfall at the sea | 14,400 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Oranmore to Kinvarra Coastline | Galway County Council (GCC) will conduct a study to identify houses and businesses at risk from the Coastline of Oranmore to Kinvarra. The study is designed to confirm appropriate protection levels required and if properties are defendable under a scheme or IPP measures. GCC will complete a study of the Storm Debi event, including an examination of all data available from OPW river gauges, Marine Institute gauges, coastal gauges, photos and CCTV recordings (gathered post event by GCC). | 108,000 | 2024 |
| Galway County Council | Mountbellew Lake Ballinasloe | Galway County Council proposes to engage specialist engineering consultants to survey the section of damaged embankment and sluice gate and provide detailed design for embankment reconstruction and sluice gate repair. It should be noted that it is likely that the damaged/failed earthen embankment section, will continue to experience further failures, without intervention. The works are also to include an environmental impact assessment and any mitigation measure which may be required. Proposals should also consider inclusion of fish pass barrier removal and the sluice gate. | 135,000 | 2024 |
| Galway County Council | Caheroyn Avenue Athenry | Construct reinforced concrete wall, construct sump, remove existing fencing & walls along river & associated works | 40,500 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Palmerstown/Derrydonnell North | Excavation of new drain from public road to adjacent Turlough | 4,725 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ardmore Kilkieran | Increase capacity instream by widening instream for 150m | 18,000 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | The Walks Station Road Loughrea | Clean river & remove debris. Repair damaged crossings if applicable | 27,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Killeenadeema Loughrea | To culvert the existing watercourse with a 600mm diameter twin wall pipe & construct a road crossing to a discharge point approx. 500m downstream into an existing drain | 57,817 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Leenaun Graveyard & Parochial House | Rock armour works | 49,500 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | East Bridge Ballinasloe | East Bridge Flood Eyes - Consultant fees for design, procurement of works and land acquisition | 27,000 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Gortbeg Cahergal Tuam | Improvements to Corrib Clare Arterial Drainage Scheme | 49,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Glentane Ballinasloe | To replace the existing culvert system with circa 90m of 750mm diameter storm water culvert & associated works | 63,450 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Parkacurry Monivea | To clean & maintain overgrown sections of the open channel, upsize 1 no. road crossing to a 900mm diameter pipe, install 100m of 225mm diameter surface water drainage pipe & road gullies and provide two new headwalls and trash screens to outfall to existing open channel | 11,700 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyglass South Ballymore | Drain area to nearest outfall and construct two manholes at this location | 54,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ballinderry Kilconnell Ballinasloe | Replace existing culvert with culvert of larger capacity & regrade existing open drains | 16,200 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Ardacong Tuam | To lay a pipe to connect to the storm damage 450mm diameter pipe across the road, with manhole, headwall & penstock control to provide a facility to release some flood waters from Ardacong turlough via gravity and/or pumping | 20,633 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Knockbane Moycullen | Construction of an earthen embankment & culvert upgrade. | 13,500 | 2021 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonamore Inishboffin | Comprehensive coastal erosion & flood risk management study for Inisboffin Island as a whole | 5,396 | 2021 |
| Galway City Council | Distillery Canal / Eglinton Canal, Galway City | Create a safe access to the siphon, in order to carry out investigative works & detail the remedial works required.Carry out any emergency repair if necessary | 90,000 | 2013 |
| Galway County Council | East Bridge Ballinasloe | Provide a channel downstream to the Suck.Engagement of consultant to undertake conservation impact statement / Removal / modification of sluice gates | 42,200 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Beach Road Clifden | Rock armour works | 22,500 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Kingstown Ahascragh | Clean existing open drains, redirect & pipe an existing section of open drain, remove the collapsed open drain & replace it with 900mm twin-walled culvert | 25,200 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | The Quay Kinvara (IPP) | Installation of flood gates to the doors of each of the properties as set out in the GCC report | 40,500 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | Lissard, Kilconnell, Ballinasloe | Replace & upsize existing culvert & cleaning of open drains | 18,000 | 2021 |
| Galway County Council | Skenanagh Ballinasloe | Channel maintenance works, including the removal of vegetation, upsizing of the existing road crossing & install a 900mm diameter pipe under the roadway* | 18,000 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Aughrim, Ballinasloe | Cleaning of existing drains & upgrade piped network | 36,000 | 2021 |
| Galway County Council | East Bridge Ballinasloe | Provide a channel downstream to the Suck.Engagement of consultant to undertake conservation impact statement / Removal / modification of sluice gates | 15,120 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyconneely, Clifden | Rock armour to provide support & protection along coastline at rear of property | 54,000 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Crowe St Gort | Purchase of pump which will pump water from Crowe St. | 36,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonamore, Inishboffin | CFERM Study – Value of Enjoyment Survey | 8,461 | 2023 |
| Galway County Council | Derrymullan Ballinasloe | Construction of a flood defence wall | 354,962 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonrelagh | Replace and upsize existing pipes along with construction and cleaning of open drains | 25,200 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | Ardskea More Corofin | Construct a maximum 2m high earthen flood defence embankment along the bank of the Abbert River for approximate length of 200m | 28,890 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Clonkeenkerrill | To install drain to divert existing drains to river | 12,600 | 2022 |
| Galway County Council | Roxborough, Kilchreest | Revised study and works | 40,253 | 2022 |
| Galway County Council | Lackagh Beg | New drainage system | 13,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Cooleran Turloughmore | Dig 240m open drain (remove trees and ditch) Lay culvert & 90m of pipe to drain (900mm diameter) & associated works | 9,450 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Pribbaun Roscahill | Constuction of a flood wall & associated works | 65,376 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | Clonfert Co. Galway | Galway County Council propose to construct an earth bund at the rear of the properties and a retaining wall at the north-eastern and south-western borders of the houses. Both will be designed to protect against the 0.1% AEP MRFS pluvial event. Channel maintenance near the four properties is also proposed for the two drains that run parallel to the proposed retaining walls. The details of the proposed works are set out in Tobin consulting engineer’s Preliminary Design Report. Galway County Council propose to undertake maintenance works to culverts within the catchment to improve outflows of pluvial flooding from the flood plain while ensuring protection from any flooding from the River Shannon. This may include modification of upstream drainage channels and diversion of flow away from the flood plain to other areas available for flooding where available and agreed with third parties. | 119,327 | 2024 |
| Galway County Council | Kilcrow River, Killimor | Hydrological, Environmental Assessment & Cross Section Survey of the river & bridge works | 36,559 | 2022 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyglass Turloughmore | Assess area downstream for discharge and install culvert under N63 | 18,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Clarin River from Attymon to Clarinbridge - Revised | Hydrological Study of Clarin River Basin area | 45,000 | 2023 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonamore - Inishboffin | Comprehensive coastal erosion & flood risk management study for Inishbofin Island as a whole | 6,300 | 2022 |
| Galway County Council | Tynagh Road | Collect surface water run off from the agricultural lands opposite the property and carry it in a combination of open channel and piped sections through both the existing road margin and within adjacent agricultural lands | 31,603 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Leenaun Village | Works to walls & study for full assessment of the coastline | 58,500 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Greenville Caltra | To collect surface water run off by means of a filter drain and a catch pit/manhole. Installation of a new 600mm piped culvert & associated works | 9,990 | 2013 |
| Galway County Council | Ryehill | Install pipe for 260 metres / Install gullies, cattle grids and other water collection methods at number of locations | 32,400 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Flaskagh Beg Dunmore | Replace stone culvert with a precast concrete box culvert of similar X-Section to the open channel to increase the capacity of the bridge | 23,400 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Derryoober Woodford | Repairs to embankment | 13,500 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Thornfield Portumna | Replace the existing agricultural access road culverts with 900mm twin wall piped culverts & ancillary works | 17,360 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Rahins Mountbellow | Replacement of culverts, regarding of channels | 13,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Tierney’s Yard | Install 170m of 600mm diameter surface water drain, two manholes & a petrol interceptor | 27,000 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Loughaunboy Caltra Balllinasloe | Replace existing stone culvert with culvert of larger capacity & regrade existing open drains | 11,700 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Caherduff Gort Road | Clear & reinstate open drain | 5,400 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Rathgorgin Athenry | Installation of pipeline / Provide outfall to local drain / Cleaning of existing drainage channel | 45,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyglass Turloughmore | Construct a new pipe from existing open drain to existing piped drain in N63 verge | 4,860 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Grattan Park Mountbellew | To replace and upsize the existing 600mm diameter pipe to 1050mm diameter pipe & associated works | 50,400 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Knock Barnadearg | Channel maintenance works | 15,750 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Corgerry Oughter Menlough | Replacement of culverts, regarding of channels | 16,200 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Portumna – Ennis Road (R352) at St. Josephs Road | Upgrade pipe / culvert on R352 at St. Josephs Road / Clean and widen existing drain to Lough Derg outfall | 27,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Clooncallagh Moylough Ballinasloe | Construct new open drain for approximate distance of 80m, provide for 60m of 600mm diameter surface water pipeline & associated works | 14,940 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | New Inn Village | Regrade stream & upgrade culvert | 31,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ryehill Demesne Monivea | Replace existing culvert with larger capacity structure | 14,400 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Kiltartan & Coole Gort | Reinstatement of culverts at Kiltartan, new culverts, improvements & cleaning of existing masonry arch bridge and associated works | 351,000 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Whyte's, Carrownamadra Kinvarra | Construct a 140m length of stone faced concrete block retaining wall, 750mm high around a section of the property & to install a sump & road crossing. | 13,500 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Rahins Mountbellew | To clean existing open roadside drains for approximately 200m, construct headwall at end of proposed 600mm diameter pipeline & associated works | 36,000 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Roo, Tierneevin, Gort, Co. Galway | Galway County Council intend to upgrade the embankment. Install a toe drain (French drain). Install a sump & pump. Divert road run-off. Install a non-return valve on the foul water line. | 18,000 | 2024 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyglass Turloughmore | To construct an open drain from the existing ditch/open drain for a distance of circa 275m into an existing culvert under the M63 | 1,125 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Cahernaglass, Monivea, | Install 300m of 450mm diameter drainage pipe into nearby drain, Clean existing drain and install earth embankment at rear of properties | 24,750 | 2023 |
| Galway County Council | Rinrush Gort | Installation of a 3m wide roadway through an area of land that floods during events, to allow for emergency access & will also permit additional access | 70,830 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Baile an tSagairt An Spiddéal | Drainage maintenance works on approximately 700m of channel to include the removal of flood debris and blockages under the bridges and the controlled treatment of the invasive species along the route of the works | 13,596 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Lowville Ahascragh | Construct three head walls & a new open drain, replace existing pipes, reinstate public roadway & private driveway & associated works | 63,000 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Roo Kinvara | Culvert upgrade, channel improvements & environmental reports. | 76,500 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Inis ni Pier Roundstone Conemara | Construct coastal protection to the public access road | 210,600 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Derrydonnell Oranmore | Channel maintenance, pipes, replacement of culverts | 17,224 | 2014 |
| Galway County Council | Knockaunglass Athenry | Carry out channel maintenance and re-grading works where necessary downstream of the existing culvert for approx 1000m along with increasing the capacity of the culvert via de-silting/cleaning works | 11,237 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonreleagh West Mountbellew | Replace existing culvert with culvert of larger capacity & regrade existing open drains | 9,000 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Blackrock Peterswell Gort | Construct an earthen embankment- crest level is required to have a minimum of 500mm freeboard above the highest recorded flood level which occurred in 2015. A drainage system to cater for internal surface drainage will also be required. Relevant environmental criteria shall be complied with as the proposed works are adjacent to the Peterswell Turlough SAC | 18,000 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | The Quay, Kinvara | Installation of flood gates to the doors of each of the properties as set out in the Galway County Council report | 1,962 | 2021 |
| Galway County Council | Caltragh, Laurencetown | Channel maintenance works | 10,800 | 2014 |
| Galway County Council | Castlenancy Gortymadden | Carry out channel maintenance works upstream and downstream of the existing culverts & increasing the capacity by upgrading with a 900mm diameter pipe | 65,250 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Eskemurray Ballinasloe | Raise & strengthen a 60m section of existing stone boundary wall, installation of flood gates, drain & sump | 26,100 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Caheroyn Avenue Athenry | Construct reinforced concrete wall, construct sump, remove existing fencing & walls along river & associated works | 6,300 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Cahermore Kinvarra | Construction of a concrete box culvert & associated road raising | 22,950 | 2014 |
| Galway County Council | Kilcloghans Tuam | To construct a reinforced concrete flood defence wall, a 600mm pipe and flap valve to be fitted to the outfall of the existing open land drain to the Clare River | 19,845 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Maghanearla Portumna | Lay 100m of 450mm twin wall pipe in the existing grassed margin and tie-in with the existing manhole upstream of the culverted road crossing | 5,619 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Liscune Upper Ballymacward Ballinasloe | Replace existing culvert with culvert of larger capacity, clean & regrade open drain, clean swallow hole & install stock proof fence | 16,200 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Labane Gort | Maintenance & improvements to existing swallow holes | 9,000 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Deerpark Ballinasloe | Carry out drainage works upstream of the main Deerpark River channel | 19,000 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Leam Oughterard | To replace 2 no 600mm culverts with 2 no 1.2m culverts | 18,000 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Ardacong Tuam | Construct a surface water pipe along the route of the Tuam bypass for a distance of 750m to a tributary of the River Clare | 83,700 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Cross St/Lake Road, Loughrea | Installation of additional gullies / removal of existing culvert & replacement with a culvert of greater capacity | 5,000 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Dark Road Castletaylor North Ardrahan | Study | 9,000 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Pollnagarragh East Mannin Cross Craughwell | Maintenance & cleaning of existing drainage system | 6,750 | 2014 |
| Galway County Council | Termon North Gort | Phase 1 of the Environmental Assessment | 15,715 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Coolarne Turloughmore | Replace existing 450mm pipe with 560m of concrete 900mm piping and associated works | 51,750 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Clonbur Sports Ground Clonbur | Maintenance of riverbanks & vegetation removal, cleaning of swallow holes & construction of a 150m embankment | 36,000 | 2017 |
| Galway City Council | Dock Road Seapoint Promenade | To seek a suitably qualified specialist consultant to provide a closer study of the outline proposals and develop both feasibility and real cost estimates around the proposed project. | 27,000 | 2024 |
| Galway County Council | Moneen, Tuam | Install new 450mm diameter concrete pipe crossing road with headwalls/ NRV. | 54,000 | 2023 |
| Galway City Council | Sruffaunacashlaun Stream & Distillery Canal | Channel maintenance on the open channel section of the stream & trash screen replacements, carry out desilting works on Distillery Channel. Tree cutting & vegetation clearing works. Prepare AA screenings, assessments & reports | 444,600 | 2018 |
| Galway County Council | Moanmore East Loughrea | Upgrade existing drain / watercourse and upgrade piped culvert section of channel | 54,000 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Cloonrelagh Mountbellew | Regrading of the stream & the inlet and outlet of the culvert | 11,250 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Toor-Ballylee Gort | To carry out extensive channel maintenance & associated works | 50,000 | 2013 |
| Galway County Council | Curragh Kilconnell Ballinsloe | To install a 220mm of 450mm diameter pipe with two headwalls & manholes. | 54,000 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | Newtown Abbeyknockmoy | Improvements to piped drainage system | 250,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyglass Kilconnell | Replace two existing culverts with culverts of larger capacity & regrade existing open drains | 19,800 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Graiguenavaddoge Caltra | To construct two headwalls, clean/construct field drains, install a new 600mm diameter culvert & associated works | 14,940 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Lenamore Colemanstown Ballinasloe | Replace existing stone & concrete piped culvert with culvert of larger capacity & regrade existing open drains | 16,200 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Clarin River Ballydavid / Athenry | Channel maintenance, replace culvert, remove weir | 40,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Bovinion Mountbellew | Replace existing culvert with culvert of larger capacity & regrade existing open drains | 11,700 | 2011 |
| Galway County Council | Bellayarha North | Replace existing culvert with larger capacity structure | 9,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Clarin River Ballydavid / Athenry | Channel maintenance, replace culvert, remove weir | 90,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Moylough Village | General maintenance of 1800m of open channel | 170,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Corrabaun New Inn Ballinasloe | Clean existing field drains & roadside drains, install a 900mm pipe for approximately 30m & associated works | 18,000 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Rathglass New Inn | Upgrade culvert | 13,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Clonfert Ballinasloe | Construct a new 450mm storm water sewer | 29,925 | 2015 |
| Galway City Council | River Corrib Galway City | Temporary flood defence measures- fenders, gates etc. | 117,342 | 2014 |
| Galway County Council | Caherlistrane | Install 900mm culvert & Raise road level by 500mm | 27,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Kylemore River Laurencetown Ballinasloe | River cleaning for 1km | 13,100 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Mira | Detailed study of lands – Up to 600m of 600-900mm pipe required | 67,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Kilcrow River Killimor | Hydrological & Environmental Assessment of river & bridge works. | 22,500 | 2021 |
| Galway County Council | Caherawoneen South Kinvarra | Construction of box culvert bridge on existing watercourse / Road realignment | 49,500 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Eskerboy Killimor | Install a new piped drainage system to replace the existing stone & oversized culvert | 56,880 | 2020 |
| Galway County Council | Lugbeg River Cloughbrack Clonbur | Maintenance of river banks and vegetation removal | 16,200 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Tarramud & Coldwood Clarin River | Channel maintenance and upgrade of culverts | 40,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Woodlawn Ballinasloe | Maintenance of 6.5m of channel | 13,500 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Pribbaun Roscahill | Create a drainage channel along the boundary & feed in to historic quarry location Construct barrier/bern Associated works | 22,500 | 2014 |
| Galway County Council | Leenaun Graveyard & Parochial House | Rock armour works | 135,000 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Ballyglass, Kilconnell | Replace the existing culvert, new culvert will be at lower level and have greater capacity | 9,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Greenfield | Raise the road by 0.35m over a 120m long section & raise the adjoining turning-head/hard standing area by circa 0.15m (tapering down to the jetties) | 17,100 | 2014 |
| Galway County Council | Oran Island Oranmore | Strengthen & raise the existing walls & provide flood gates to the front entrance. | 28,800 | 2019 |
| Galway County Council | Cregganore, Castledaly | The upgrade & repair of existing culverts Associated works | 29,700 | 2021 |
| Galway County Council | Kilcommadan Aughrim Ballinasloe | Upgrade road bridge on existing watercourse | 6,030 | 2012 |
| Galway County Council | Beagh Tuam | To extend a 900mm diameter pipe across the N83 | 14,220 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | (a)Thomastown Belclare; (b) Treenbaun Goldenpark; (c) Kilshanvy Kilconly | Combined study | 10,800 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Renville West Oranmore | Carry out drainage maintenance works on approx 950m of channel | 9,000 | 2013 |
| Galway County Council | Kylemore Laurencetown | Upgrade culvert | 9,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Esker Ballymacward/Scarreth | Replace culvert, clean river | 18,000 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Bride St Loughrea | Create new water pipeline and connect to existing one | 31,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Cappakeela Portumna | Upgrade the existing road crossing culvert to 900mm and to clean and re-grade where necessary approximately 100m of open channel | 9,888 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Circular Road, Gort, Co. Galway | 13,860 | 2024 | |
| Galway County Council | Kilcreevanty Tuam | To construct a 1.2m earthen embankment and install a flood gate barrier, along with construction of an internal collection sump and delivery pipeline with non-return valves | 14,400 | 2016 |
| Galway County Council | Pollnahallia Turlough-Monaghan | To construct an earth embankment around the perimeter of the site | 5,940 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Longford Portumna | Installation of 2 sections of surface water drain totalling 250m & associated works | 42,750 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Blane Cross Athenry | Carry out channel maintenance and re-grading works where necessary upstream & downstream of a new culvert which is to cross the L7165 and discharge into an existing drainage channel which will be maintained by Galway County under the Drainage District works programme | 20,534 | 2015 |
| Galway County Council | Gloves Athenry | Installation of drainage channel | 76,500 | 2010 |
| Galway County Council | Cahermore Kinvarra | Construction of a concrete box culvert & associated road raising | 48,150 | 2013 |
| Galway County Council | Derreen Gort | Removal of blockages, pruning back of overhanging tree limbs & removal of trees on river bank | 22,500 | 2013 |
| Galway County Council | Kilnahown Aughrim | River channel cleaning works | 14,940 | 2017 |
| Galway County Council | Glenamaddy Turlough | Flood Relief Feasibility Study to include Hydrological Study, Environmental Assessment & Preliminary Design Report | 22,140 | 2021 |
| Galway County Council | Cornmucklagh Ahascragh Ballinasloe | Install storm water drainage system to discharge water to open drain | 18,000 | 2010 |
The OPW has statutory responsibility for and carries out a programme of Arterial Drainage Maintenance. These maintenance works relate to arterial drainage schemes completed by the OPW under the Arterial Drainage Acts 1945, with the primary purpose to improve the drainage of agricultural lands. Local Authorities are responsible for the maintenance of Drainage Districts, which were completed up to 1943.
The OPW’s annual Arterial Drainage Maintenance Works Programme protects 260,000 hectares (650,000 acres) of agricultural lands and comprises 11,500km (7,150 miles) of river channel and approximately 800km (500 miles) of embankments.
| Completed Scheme | Scheme Type | County(s) | Duration of Works | Benefitting Area (Acres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrib | Group Scheme | Galway, Mayo, Roscommon | None | |
| Corrib-Clare | Major Arterial Drainage Scheme | Galway, Mayo, Roscommon | 1954-1964 | 74,900 |
| Corrib-Headford | Major Arterial Drainage Scheme | Galway, Mayo | 1967-1973 | 19,400 |
| Corrib-Mask-Robe | Major Arterial Drainage Scheme | Galway, Mayo | 1979-1986 | 24,000 |
| Killimor/Cappagh | Minor Arterial Drainage Scheme | Galway | 1962-1968 | 12,600 |
The following table sets out the communities in this county that are covered by the Flood Risk Management Plans launched in May 2018 and provides an indication of the proposed flood relief schemes contained in the Plans for these communities. It should be noted that this table provides the position from May 2018 and the status of some schemes may have changed since then. Any changes will be reflected elsewhere in the county summary. In some instances, a technically viable flood relief scheme has been identified, however, a more detailed assessment of the costs and benefits will be completed to determine if the proposed Scheme is feasible. For other communities, there is a relatively low level of flood risk from rivers and/or the sea, and no structural flood relief measures are therefore proposed at this time. The current level of risk will be reviewed, along with all areas, on a regular basis into the future. In addition to the implementation of proposed flood relief schemes, funding will continue to be available for localised projects under the Minor Works Scheme. The Plans also set out those non-structural measures in place or proposed, for example Flood Forecasting, which benefit all at risk communities and properties. The Interdepartmental Flood Policy Co-ordination Group will continue its work now greatly informed by the wealth of knowledge in the Plans to bring forward further feasible proposals for Government’s consideration to support and assist households and communities through non-structural flood risk management and mitigation measures.
| Area Name | Existing Scheme in Place | Scheme in Construction, Design or Pending | New Scheme Proposed in the Plans | Potential Scheme subject to further assessment | No Scheme Proposed as Community at Low Risk or Scheme Not Viable |
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| Ahascragh | |||||
| Athenry | |||||
| Ballinasloe | |||||
| Cathair Na Gaillimhe (Galway City) | |||||
| Claregalway | |||||
| Clifden | |||||
| Corrofin | |||||
| Gort | |||||
| Kinvarra | |||||
| Loughrea | |||||
| Oranmore | |||||
| Oughterard | |||||
| Portumna | |||||
| Roundstone | |||||
| Tuam |