A status orange wind warning has been issued by Met Éireann for Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick and will be in place from 6pm on Thursday to 3am on Friday morning. Schools and all education centres (universities, IoTs and further education centres) in areas affected by a status (more…)
The Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI have issued a joint warning to the public as Storm Lorenzo approaches to remind people to pay particular attention to their personal safety while outdoors and along the coastline during this time. While the severity of the storm is not fully known and (more…)
Fingal County Council has activated its Crisis Management Team and its Severe Weather Assessment Team in response to the Severe Weather Warning issued by Met Eireann for Thursday and Friday of this week. Met Eireann has issued Status Yellow Wind and Rain Warnings for Fingal. (more…)
A National Emergency Coordination Group meeting was held today (Wednesday 02 October), chaired by Minister Eoghan Murphy. Minister Kevin Boxer Moran was in attendance also. Met Éireann’s current forecasts indicate that Storm Lorenzo will move across the country during Thursday night into (more…)
A National Emergency Coordination Group meeting was held on Tuesday 1st October, chaired by Minister Eoghan Murphy. Ministers Paul Kehoe and Minister Damien English were in attendance also. Met Éireann current forecasts indicate that Storm Lorenzo will move across the country during Thursday (more…)
October has certainly started with a bang with Hurricane Lorenzo expected to track very close to or over Ireland late Thursday or Friday. With high winds and driving rain today it looks like the worse is yet to come. Lorenzo is a large and powerful hurricane, and its storm-force wind fields are (more…)
