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Met Éireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning that will come into effect at 5pm today and will remain in effect until 2am on Monday.

Strong southwest winds with severe and damaging gusts are forecasted together with large coastal waves and wave overtopping, very difficult ...

A climate action plan is to be prepared later this year on Leeside by Cork City Council.

After this was met with a positive reaction, Cork City Council has agreed to now permanently pedestrianise them. The council, and its contractors Lagan Asphalt Ltd, will begin resurfacing works on Caroline Street, Pembroke Street, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cook Street and Maylor Street on 12 April. Depending on the weather, similar works are expected to begin on Paul Street, St. Peter and Paul’s Place, Little Ann Street and Little Cross Street on 19 April. In a statement, Cork City Council said...

A Status Yellow wind warning has also been issued for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Munster, Donegal, Galway, Mayo and Sligo with winds reaching up to 110kmh. Overnight winds left hundreds of homes in Cork, Kerry and Waterford without power - while the ESB began extra discharges from its Inniscarra Dam in anticipation of major water flows over the next 48 hours into the reservoir from mountains following the torrential rainfall. Cork has the most homes without power as 370 customers are without po...

More than 700 homes and businesses are without power this morning as high winds and torrential rainfall swept across parts the country.. Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Tipperary remain on high flood alert as a Status Orange rainfall warning is in place with Met Éireann admitting up to 100mm of rainfall could hit some mountainous areas over a 24 hour period. Overnight winds left hundreds of homes in Cork, Kerry and Waterford without power - while the ESB began extra discharges from its Inniscarra ...