Schools in multiple counties across Ireland are to remain closed on Monday 16 October.
As Hurricane Ophelia continues towards the West coast of Ireland, due to make landfall in the early hours of Monday morning, more and more official statements are being made regarding the impending extreme weather.
Already today we’ve had major airlines and Irish Ferries announce they are cancelling most, if not all, of their routes to and from Ireland for the day.
On Sunday afternoon, it was announced by the Department of Education and Skills that all schools within the “red alert areas” as indicated by Met Éireann should remain closed on Monday.
Schools in ? red alert areas told to stay closed tomorrow #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/LjYFJ93xfQ
— Jonathan Healy (@jonathanhealy) October 15, 2017
The number of counties within that red alert area has increased, with Met Éireann now issuing the status to Wexford, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford.
Meanwhile, an orange status wind warning has been put in place for Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Wicklow, Offaly, Westmeath, Meath, Leitrim, Roscommon, Sligo, and Tipperary.
An orange status ran warning is in place for all of Connacht, Wexford, Donegal, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford, with the possibility of an excess of 40 mm likely to cause flooding in many areas.
More updates to follow.
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