A €26 million flood-relief scheme for Carrick-on-Shannon will go to planning next year.
The plan has been worked on for several years, after major flooding in 2009 and 2015.
There are two main sources of flooding in the south Leitrim town - the River Shannon and its tributary on the Cortober side.
These have in the past caused major problems in Carrick itself and Cortober.
This planned flood relief scheme includes a combination of raised defence measures, such as flood walls, embankments.
They'd be located in various areas, such as the town centre, Cortober, Carrick Retail Park and Hartley.
The works are estimated to cost around €26 million to build.
Joseph Gilhooly is the chief executive of Leitrim County Council.
He says progress is being made.
So far this winter, Carrick has not been hit by the major flood events of November 2009, the winter of 2015 and, to a lesser extent, spring 2020.
