UPDATE 7.30PM – Hurricane Ophelia: Clear advice sought for schools in status orange areas
McDonald & Son Dial A Bus Sligo (McDonald & Son Dial A Bus Sligo) will NOT be operating any of their bus services including school buses tomorrow morning. The Ursuline College, Sligo trip to Delphi Adventure Centre in Mayo is cancelled tomorrow but the school open as normal tomorrow morning.…
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…
Met Eireann monitors progress of ex-Hurricane in its path towards Ireland
Met Eireann is tracking the progress of Hurricane Ophelia closely. The storm which will be an ex-hurricane by the time it is expected to hit Irish shores on Monday afternoon is currently west of the Canary Islands and south of the Azores. A weather warning is in place for the…
NW weather update: Showers to clear by this evening
There’s good news on the weather front for the people of Donegal. Although a Status Yellow rainfall warning is in effect for the county until 6 o’clock this evening, with the possibility of local spot flooding, it’s now expected the heavy rain will clear away by this evening. Met Eireann…
Sligo county council issue weather alert update
Motorists in the West and North West are being warned of further cold and wintry weather conditions tonight. A status orange snow and ice weather warning remains in place for Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. Met Eireann advises that it will be cold this evening, with clear spells and scattered showers…
Councils continue to monitor weather
Most of the country escaped very severe snow and ice this morning, although weather warnings remain in place up to 6pm tomorrow. The cold snap has been affecting the UK more severely, with around 80 flights cancelled at London Heathrow, because of snow and strong winds. In the north west,…
Snow in Barnesmore Gap in Donegal, roads ‘treacherous’ around Sligo
With snow in parts of Donegal and road conditions in places around Sligo town said to be treacherous in places, motorists throughout the North West are being warned to drive with care. A vehicle has gone off the road between Dromahair and Sligo, near St Angela’s College. An orange weather…