North West hit hardest overnight with a number of areas without power
The ESB is working to restore power to homes impacted by strong winds last night. Most of the power cuts were in the west and northwest, with just over 300 premises currently affected this morning. Collooney, Gurteen and Enniscrone in Co. Sligo and Manorhamilton in Co. Leitrim are affected with…
Extensive damage to dunes at County Sligo golf course following storm
Storm Eleanor caused extensive erosion damage to County Sligo Golf Club at Rosses Point earlier this week. Up to 300 metres of dunes was damaged in the poor weather and an area of the sixteenth hole was washed away. Hundreds of thousands of euro has been spent repairing the Championship…
Storm warning — dangerous conditions as trees fallen on roads throughout region
There are reports of dangerous situations on roads in the region this evening because of fallen trees and debris. A number of trees have fallen on the N59 Sligo to Ballina Road. One is on the Sligo side of Beltra and another at the junction with the road to Coolaney.…
Wind and rain warning in place for the West
Communities along the west and south coasts are preparing for another potentially damaging storm. Met Eireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning from midnight, as Storm Brian approaches. Ahead of that, a Status Yellow Rainfall warning is coming into force this morning in all Atlantic coastal counties from Donegal…
Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim councils issue storm updates
All three county councils in the region have now issued storm statements and updates. They are as follows: Updated Press Release from Sligo County Council: The latest on the roads in Sligo according to the Council: 14.36 Tree down in Monasteraden Village at Claher Hall 14.50 Tree down between Quarryfield…
Hurricane Ophelia: Red Weather Warning for all counties
Met Eireann have updated their National Weather Warning to Red. The Department of Education says that all schools, creches and colleges will be closed tomorrow (Monday the 16th of October). The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection issued a new statement saying that all appointments are cancelled tomorrow across the country…
National Emergency Group is meeting today to prepare for Storm Ophelia
The National Emergency Group is outlining their plans to prepare for Hurricane Ophelia this afternoon. Met Eireann has issued two weather warnings for tomorrow as the tail end of the hurricane is expected to bring severe weather conditions across Ireland. Ophelia has reached category two status but is forecast to…