North West Fire Departments on heightened alerts as temperatures soar
With temperatures continuing to soar across the region warnings have been issued by the Sligo Fire department in relation to the danger of gorse fires. Met Eireann are forecasting that temperatures are going to soar for the remainder of the week and have issued a national high weather warning,…
Sligo Council issue orrange fire warning
Sligo County Council is warning of an increased risk of fire as a result of the current good spell of weather. The council is pointing out that a Condition Orange warning is currently in place for high fire risk until 12.00hrs this Friday. Members of the public are…
It’s official it’s a heatwave
The current spell of weather could be officially classed as a heatwave later, as temperatures are expected to rise to 29 degrees today across the north west. For a heatwave to be called the temperature must be five degrees above average for five days in a row. Tomorrow, the mercury…