Significant rain expected for the North West overnight
Counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are expected to receive significant rain over the course of today and the warning remains until Saturday night at 9pm. Parts of the North West were effected by flash flooding yesterday evening and earlier this week with Storm Ophelia and with the expected rainfall, this…
Another rainfall warning in place for the North West until tomorrow
Met Eireann has issued a fresh rainfall warning for Donegal and the North West counties this evening. Around 200 homes were destroyed and roads and bridges were washed away when 80 mm of rain fell in just a few hours on Tuesday night. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow…
Storm update: Businesses forced to close as Storm Doris passes
Businesses are among those still affected in the aftermath of Storm Doris which has left thousands without electricity in the North West region. The Carraroe area of Sligo Town and the Sligo-Roscommon border area around Arigna have been the worst hit by electrical faults. The worst of Storm Doris has…
Worst of Doris passed but retailers and homes hit by electrical faults
Thousands of homes in South and East Sligo remain without power heading into the afternoon following storm Doris last night. Almost two thousand customers are affected in the Roscommon Sligo border area around Arigna. There are also almost 182 people still without power in Tubbercurry while over 80 homes remain…
Strong winds to ease as day goes on
Strong winds overnight are expected to gradually decrease this morning and during today. Gusts reached up to 90 to 100 kilometres in places last night. The Road Safety Authority is still urging motorists, as well as pedestrians, cyclists and motorsyclists, to be cautious when out and about. A wind warning…
Yellow wind warning in place for North West
Met Eireann has issued a wind warning for tonight covering a number of counties, including Leitrim, Donegal, Sligo and Mayo. South to southeast winds are forecast to increase to gale force with gusts of up to 90 to 100 kilometres per hour expected at times. The Road Safety Authority is…
People urged to give extra time for journeys
We’re being warned to allow extra time for our journeys today following sub zero temperatures overnight. Weather alerts for ice and snow remain in place across several counties in the West and North West including Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal until 6pm this evening. Gardai in the region are urging caution…