Donegal County Council issue statement between Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn
Donegal County Council have issued a statement in the wake of Storm Isha, and ahead of Storm Jocelyn. A yellow wind warning is in place this evening until 7pm, and tomorrow from 12pm to 5am on Wednesday morning. A Yellow Thunderstorm warning is also in place until 6pm this evening.…
Fears over more storms for Donegal
South Donegal is said to have escaped last night’s storm relatively unscathed however there’s concern over the high frequency of severe weather events recently. A large number of trees came down in the area and a large clean-up operation is underway to clear debris off more minor routes. Local Sinn…
Sligo Fire Chief warns of post storm dangers
The Chief fire officer in Sligo has warned of the dangers that members of the general public will be facing today in the aftermath of storm Isha. Fallen trees and powers lines are just some of the dangers that will pose a risk today. Council crews across the…
ESB outages reported in several areas locally as a result of Storm Isha
There are thousands of homes and businesses without power right across the North West this afternoon. There are significant power outages in some areas. Areas impacted include Collooney in Sligo, and Manorhamilton in County Leitrim. Other areas impacted included Drumkeerin, Dowra, Ballytivnan ,Gurteen, Ballintogher, Tubbercurry, Donegal Town…
Massive disruption reported following overnight storm
The Clean-up operation across the North West Region is starting this lunchtime following the overnight damage caused by the overnight storm. A man in his 40’s lost his life on the N17 Sligo to Galway road. It’s understood his car skidded in flooding and hit a concreate wall…
New funfair and waterpark to be built in Bundoran
It’s hoped that work on a new funfair and waterpark in Bundoran will get underway sooner rather than later. The development was given the green light by An Bord Pleanála this week and will see it situated on the site of the former Astoria Ballroom in the town. Planning permission…
Status Yellow snow warning remains in place for North West
The cold-snap is continuing right across the country today. There’s a national low temperature alert in place until midday today, with a status yellow warning for snow for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. Northern Ireland also has a snow-and ice warning this morning, for Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and…