HEAVY RAIN HAS caused flooding in areas of north Dublin, forcing the closure of some roads to Dublin Airport and the cancellation of bus routes.

A Status Yellow rain warning is in place in Dublin and Wicklow until midday today, with Met Éireann warning of flooding and difficult travelling conditions in both counties.

A number of roads leading to Dublin Airport are flooded, including the road from Santry. 

A spokesperson for the airport said that due to heavy rainfall overnight some roads leading to Dublin Airport are closed or “trickier” than usual to navigate.

“Drivers are advised to follow local diversion signage and to take extra care on the roads,” a spokesperson said.

The spokesperson added that flight operations are running as normal.

Dublin Bus has put diversions in place on routes 16, 33, 41 and 41c, some of which serve Dublin Airport.  

Bus Éireann has said that some local services will be affected by the bad weather, and that commuters are urged to check their planned trip on the TFI Live app. 

Meanwhile, cars have become submerged in an underground car park in an apartment complex in Clongriffin. 

Lee Gaffney, a resident of the complex, told RTÉ Radio 1′s Morning Ireland programme that the whole main road outside is flooded, and the car park is entirely flooded after pipes in the area burst. 

Director of operations for Fingal County Council Mary T Daly has said that flooding has hit multiple areas including Balbriggan, Skerries, and the road between Lusk and Rush. 

Also speaking on Morning Ireland earlier, Daly said that the council has sandbags in lots of areas, and that it expects it will be dealing with flooding for the rest of the day.