Several weather warnings impacting the north west
A number of weather warnings are impacting the north west today and tomorrow including a national yellow warning for high winds until 9am Monday morning. A separate Status Orange wind warning for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo begins at 11pm tonight and remains until 7am Monday morning. The forecaster predict Storm Franklin…
146 premises without power in Sligo and Donegal
146 premises in Sligo and Donegal have no electricity as several weather warnings are impacting the region today and tomorrow. 101 customers are impacted around Bundoran where power is expected to be restored by 3:30pm this afternoon. 16 homes and businesses around Collooney have no electricity; the ESB aim to…
Rain and wind warnings issued for this weekend
Two weather warnings have been issued for the north west this weekend. A Status Yellow alert for rain begins at 4pm today and remains until 4pm Sunday. It impacts counties Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal and Mayo. While from 9am Sunday until 9am Monday a high wind warning is in effect for…
Hazardous driving conditions reported across the region
Accumulation of snow overnight has led to hazardous driving conditions across much of the north west. A car has gone off the road by the Dromard Post Office, Gardaí are currently managing traffic. Gardaí in Sligo say roads leading into the town are very dangerous and advise caution if travelling.…
Car fuel tax needs to be reduced says Sligo Cllr
A Sligo Councillor says the tax on petrol and diesel needs to be reduced as it is contributing to the spiralling cost of living. 55% of the price of petrol and around 50% of the diesel price is government tax. According to research carried out by the AA, it cost…
Local Authorities gear up for the arrival of storm Eunice
A status orange snow warning is in effect for Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon until 3pm. Storm Eunice is expected to bring blizzard-like conditions. Power outages are already in the South and West. Meteorologist with Ireland’s Weather Channel Cathal Nolan says the weather will be very…
57 Covid-19 patients and 74 waiting for bed in the north west
There are 57 Covid-19 patients receiving treatment in the north west’s two main hospitals according to the latest HSE figures. 29 patients are in Letterkenny University Hospital and a further 28 in Sligo University Hospital with one patient in both hospitals in the ICU. When it comes to hospital overcrowding,…