Status Yellow warning issued as strong winds continue during Storm Franklin
A stormy start to the week. Following on from Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice last week, Storm Franklin is making its presence felt in Ireland. Approximately 29,000 homes and businesses are without power on Monday morning (21 February), according to ESB Networks, with Sligo and Donegal most affected by outages. A Status Yellow weather warning […]
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Met Éireann issues another new weather warning for the weekend
It applies to four counties. As Storm Eunice passes over Ireland on Friday, Met Éireann has issued another weather warning – except this time for the weekend. The Status Yellow rain warning applies to Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo. Issued early Friday afternoon, the alert will come into effect from 4pm on Saturday (19 February) […]
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WATCH: Chaos as Storm Eunice tears apart 02 Arena in London
Quite the image. As Storm Eunice makes it presence felt, footage has emerged showing a well-known UK landmark on the receiving end of some serious deconstruction. In a 45-second clip uploaded to Twitter by user @BJFHubbard, the roof of the O2 arena in London is visibly torn apart. The roof was constructed from Sheerfill Architectural […]
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Man dies in Wexford after being struck by falling tree during Storm Eunice
Tragic news. A man in his 60s has died after sustaining injuries from a falling tree in Wexford during Storm Eunice. Emergency services attended the fatal incident on Friday morning (18 February) in the Ballythomas area. A Garda spokesperson told JOE that it is understood that the man was injured as a result of a […]
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WATCH: Planes trying to land during Storm Eunice is both terrifying and compelling
This is genuinely jaw-dropping. Storm Eunice is very much making its presence felt on Friday as it traverses the length and breadth of both Ireland and the UK. Here at home we have various weather warnings and power outages to contend with thus far. Across the pond, a strange new spectator sport has emerged. Thanks […]
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All of the weather warnings in place as Storm Eunice makes landfall
Red, Orange and Yellow – here’s how it looks on Friday. Storm Eunice has finally arrived in Ireland following days of anticipation. Earlier this week, Met Éireann warned of the potential for a “multi-hazard and disruptive event” with extreme weather conditions expected. Multiple official warnings followed, ranging from Status Red to Status Orange to Status […]
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