Elderly people living in fear near Lough Funshinagh

Elderly people living beside a lake in County Roscommon are terrified they'll wake up with flood waters in their home.

Roscommon County Councillor Laurence Fallon says the flood threat for homeowners and farmers on the banks of Lough Funshinagh has gone beyond a crisis - with flood defences on the verge of failing.  He says the lake has more than doubled in size over the past 7 years... while it's elderly neighbours watch it inch ever closer to their homes.