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# Hurricane Charley

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The Government opposed giving any special money to help people left devastated by Hurricane Charley

Hurricane Charley swept across numerous counties in 1986 but Wicklow suffered the most.

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Jan 2nd 2017, 6:00 PM

It's been 30 years since one of the worst storms in living memory

The storm caused hundreds of people to flee their homes – one woman saying that water-levels were ‘up to my chest’.

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Aug 27th 2016, 11:45 AM