A Monaghan councillor is calling on the Transport Minister, Eamon Ryan, to provide special funding to the Ballybay-Clones MD following heavy rainfall on Tuesday.
A number of roads in the Ballybay-Latton area have been damaged following the heavy rain, and Seamus Coyle says the costs involved in repairing the roads will be "significant".
A wall at the Ballybay Central National School was knocked down as a result of the weather, and Councillor Coyle says it's fortunate that no homes were flooded.
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Speaking to Shannonside Northern Sound, Seamus Coyle said it would be "very unfair" if the Ballybay-Clones MD had to use their budget to repair roads that have been damaged "due to a freak storm":
