One of the busiest garda stations in Dublin has been evacuated after extensive flooding caused by the heavy overnight rain.

Ballymun garda station in north Dublin was evacuated after the ground floor suffered extensive flooding due to the torrential weather conditions.

Prisoners even had to be moved out of holding cells and transferred to other stations over health and safety fears.

With little sign of the heavy rain stopping it is unclear when the station will be back operating as normal and the extent of the damage will be unclear until the water is removed and the stations dries out.