Hundreds of homes still without power following Storm Brendan
Hundreds of homes still remain without power today from the aftermath of Storm Brendan. 217 homes and businesses are without power today following strong winds and heavy rain yesterday which resulted in outages across the North West. 112 people are without power in the Enniscrone area with an additional 105…
Storm Brendan leads to more hardship for Fishermen
Yesterday’s storm Brendan led to another a difficult day for fishermen in the north west. It’s the latest setback to hit the industry since the start of the new year with fishermen in the region finding it difficult to access fishing waters. John D O’Kane, the general manager…
Power expected to be restored in Ballmote today
There are still homes without power this morning in the north west this morning in the aftermath of storm Brendan. The problem is not just confined to the local region with thousands of homes and businesses still without power this morning. Storm Brendan’s strong winds and heavy rain…
Storm Brendan leaves thousands of properties powerless
There are over 3 thousand 3 hundred homes without power in the region as Storm Brendan rumbles on. Over 75 houses are without power in the Bundoran area of south Donegal, 151 in Killybegs as well as 165 in Glenties. More than 1300 are without power in the Drumshanbo/Arigna area,…
Storm Brendan hits the North West
The entire country is now under a status orange wind warning, with “violent” winds expected to batter the region. Met Eireann is warning of damaging gusts of up to 130 kilometres, as well as a significant flood risk. Since five o’clock this morning, the counties of Sligo, Leitrim…
Warnings issued ahead of Storm Brendan
The first of two status orange wind warnings is in place as Storm Brendan tracks to the north west of the country. Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, the rest of Connacht and All of Connacht, and Kerry have been on alert since five o’clock, and that warning is valid until nine…
Orange weather alert issued for north west
Met Eireann has issued an Orange weather warning for the north west. The wind warning is for counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal along with Mayo and Galway as Storm Brendan makes its way towards the country. It comes into effect from 7am on Monday and remains in place until midnight,…