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A COUPLE LIVING in the Clongriffin flat complex in North Dublin where two apartment buildings have flooded has said that some of their neighbours have potentially lost their livelihoods. 

Around 126 apartments in one section of the complex have been told that they may be without power until next week. 

In an update this evening, the management company said water supply was also interrupted for the same residents and that bottled water would be made available.

“Multiple vehicles belong to people who drive cabs for a living, their vehicles are going to be just destroyed now, the impact of this is really serious,” a man renting there since 2024 told The Journal.

The resident also raised concerns as they are aware that some of their neighbours are disabled, and may struggle to exit the building while lifts are not operational.

The couple became aware that water was pouring into the car park at the base of their building around 11.30pm last night and managed to get their vehicle out, but others were not as lucky, and today 15 cars are submerged in dirty water as Uisce Éireann workers are present at the site.

The One Three North complex is run by Vesta Living, which manages the 367 apartments on behalf of Twinlite, a Dublin-based developer, and Tristan Capital Partners, a pan-European real estate investor.

Vesta Living today told the residents of around 126 apartments that they may be without power until next week. 

“We have been advised that electricity is not expected to be restored until next week. If you require temporary accommodation as a result of the outage, please reply to this email,” a statement to residents said. 

Vesta Living has advised residents in impacted buildings today that once the water levels come down they will be able to enter the car park to assess damage to vehicles.

They also advised them to notify Vesta of damage, and to their own motor insurers.

“We are investigating where the sudden deluge of water came from and will provide a detailed summary once we have this information,” the note to residents said.

There was a power cut in one building, and the building’s internet was also affected as the ‘main communications cabinet was totally submerged’.

The gym in the Mayne Building was totally submerged.

The car park damage occurred in the Collins building, whereas in the Mayne building the gym is submerged as well as other ground-level facilities.

“Some people were asleep when the flooding started, others managed to get their cars out. We woke up this morning, and it was far worse than we thought it was going to be. They are starting repairs at the Mayne building as that is where the electrical facilities are,” a resident said.

Water flooded into one of the carparks at the complex.

They added that residents have been looking out for one another.

“We knocked on a neighbour’s door last night and found that their sister was apartment sitting so we said okay, we need to go and get her car out of there right now, but of course it’s a big building, we didn’t know who owned every car,” they said.

They said that flooding has happened in the past and that there are multiple contributing issues in the area.

“Father Collins Park across the way, the river there burst its banks in the middle of the night, someone said, even now it’s very high.”

He added that burst pipes could also have been a factor, and that the Mayne River behind the apartments was also overflowing.

The resident added that the entire community is worried about the impact of freezing conditions tonight, and further rain.

“This damage will be devastating for people. Of course we are all worried, it’s the foundations of where we live. It’s just awful to see your neighbours have their property destroyed,” they said.

Areas across north Dublin have faced flooding today after Met Éireann issued a warning for heavy rain overnight. 

Fingal County Council said it had workers on shift through the night to attempt to mitigate damage.