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Businesses worst hit by Storm Ciarán can get up to €100k in flood relief from government

State is extending relief programme implemented in Cork and Waterford to firms in Louth, Wexford and any other areas impacted by floods in recent weeks

Flooding hit Carlingford and other parts of north Louth on Tuesday, prompting calls for funds to be made available for repairs and to prevent any further damage. Picture: PA

The government is to offer emergency grants of up to €100,000 to the businesses worst-hit by Storm Ciarán this week, in an extension of an aid scheme implemented after extreme floods in Cork and Waterford last month.

Flooding hit Carlingford and other parts of north Louth on Tuesday, prompting calls for funds to be made available for repairs and to prevent any further damage.

Parts of Co Wexford were also submerged, while the main motorway ...