Met Éireann issues further bank holiday weather warnings
Thousands of homes remain without power following Storm Boelo. Met Éireann has issued further weather warnings across bank holiday Monday and into next week. The meteorological service has issued a Status Yellow rain warning for Cork and Kerry from 1am to 9am on Monday, October 26. Cork, Galway, Kerry, and Mayo are on the same […]
1 week ago
Storm Boelo leaves over 40,000 premises without power
The outages are mainly in the northwest of the country. Over 40,000 premises have been left without power following Storm Boelo. The storm brought blustery conditions to the west and northwest of the country, where ESB said most of the outages have occurred. Weather warnings remain in place in Donegal, however has fallen from Status […]
1 week ago
One region of Ireland was twice as likely to report neighbours breaking hose pipe ban
People living in Leinster were almost twice as likely as those in the other provinces to tell on their neighbours. Figures released by Uisce Éireann show that when the hosepipe ban was implemented nationwide due to continuous dry summer weather, calls came in from Leinster at around three times the rate compared to Cavan, Monaghan […]
1 month ago
Several Irish counties issued Status Yellow rain warning
Spells of heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rain warning for several counties in the south-east. Spells of heavy rain, with the possibility of thunderstorms, are expected across Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow and Waterford. The warning will be valid from 12pm tomorrow, Thursday, August 27, until 3am on […]
2 months ago
Malahide Beach swimming ban issued as warm weather continues across Ireland
The notice will remain in place for at least three days. A Do Not Swim notice has been issued for Malahide Beach following an overflow at the Malahide Waste Water Treatment Plant. Uisce Éireann notified the relevant authorities of the overflow, with the notice issued by Fingal County Council in consultation with the HSE. The […]
2 months ago
Everything you need to know about Ireland’s hosepipe ban
As of today, Uisce Éireann has introduced a six-week housepipe ban to protect water supplies. The utility reported that the domestic customer water use is around 20% above normal levels assumed due to the hot summer weather and proliferation of data centres around the country. Here is everything you need to know about the housepipe […]
3 months ago