Larkhill Road reopens after tree is removed
Larkhill Road in Sligo Town has reopened this afternoon. It had been closed after a large tree fell during Storm Isha, and the road had been closed since. However the tree has now been removed, and the road is reopened to traffic.
North West braces itself for another storm
The country’s braced for yet another battering from strong winds. As the clear up continues after Storm Isha – Storm Jocelyn is now on its way. Met Éireann has issued Status Orange wind warnings for Donegal, Galway and Mayo from 6pm this evening. The rest of the country will be…
Donegal County Council issue statement between Storm Isha and Storm Jocelyn
Donegal County Council have issued a statement in the wake of Storm Isha, and ahead of Storm Jocelyn. A yellow wind warning is in place this evening until 7pm, and tomorrow from 12pm to 5am on Wednesday morning. A Yellow Thunderstorm warning is also in place until 6pm this evening.…
Questions asked over lack of red warning for Sligo
Questions are being asked as to why County Sligo wasn’t under a red weather warning last night as Storm Isha wreaked havoc across the North West. Donegal and Mayo were issued red alerts but Sligo and Leitrim were under orange. There had been a lot of structural damage locally with…
Over 8,000 premises remain without power across the region
There are still over 8,000 homes and premises without electricity this afternoon as ESB look to repair the damages caused by storm ISHA over night The ESB Power check map indicates that the worst affected areas are Aghagad, Arigna and Killybegs areas. These regions also covers a number…
ESB outages reported in several areas locally as a result of Storm Isha
There are thousands of homes and businesses without power right across the North West this afternoon. There are significant power outages in some areas. Areas impacted include Collooney in Sligo, and Manorhamilton in County Leitrim. Other areas impacted included Drumkeerin, Dowra, Ballytivnan ,Gurteen, Ballintogher, Tubbercurry, Donegal Town…
Massive disruption reported following overnight storm
The Clean-up operation across the North West Region is starting this lunchtime following the overnight damage caused by the overnight storm. A man in his 40’s lost his life on the N17 Sligo to Galway road. It’s understood his car skidded in flooding and hit a concreate wall…