ESB crews are this morning working to repair faults all over Donegal where over 40,000 customers remain without power this Monday morning. Nationally, there are over 235,000 homes and businesses without power. Power outages were reported in west Donegal shortly after tea-time on Sunday as the storms began to hit the county. Advertisement The county […]
€2.6m in funding for ATU
ATLANTIC Technological University will receive €2,660,000 as part of a support package for regional campuses which will be launched today by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD during his visit to Donegal. The new Distributed Campus Support Fund, worth €4.5 million, has been established to support higher education […]
Iconic ‘Big Tree’ blown down at O’Donnell Park
By Diarmaid Doherty The overnight storms have caused widespread damage in and around Letterkenny where thousands of ESB customers remain without power this morning. A number of schools and businesses are staying closed this Monday morning due to power outages. Advertisement Several roads were partially blocked last night after trees and power-lines were blown down. […]
Major clean-up underway after Storm Isha batters Donegal
CLEAN-UP operations are underway throughout Donegal today as a result of Storm Isha. A status yellow warning for wind remains in place until 7pm this evening after extremely strong and destructive gusts tore through Donegal leaving many housebound as a result. Gale force winds accompanied by heavy rain brought challenging conditions, fallen trees and widespread […]
Parts of Finn Valley Centre’s roof blown away
Parts of aluminium sheeting have blown from the roof of the Finn Valley Centre due to extreme winds. The sheeting has blown across the road and Gardai are asking the public to avoid the area. The Centre also urged the public to heed the weather warnings and the advice from An Garda Siochana and Donegal […]
Roads blocked due to fallen trees
A number of roads are blocked due to fallen trees as Storm Isha hurtles across the north west. The R245 Ramelton Road is blocked with trees at Magherarennan outside Letterkenny. There are trees down on the Milford Kilmacrennan Road and sections of the road are flooded. There are trees down on the Milford to Kerrykeel […]
Thousands without power as ESB warn of more outages
Storm force winds associated with Storm Isha have caused damage to the electricity network across the country with thousands without power in Donegal. There are almost 3,000 premises in the Milford area without power while 1,600 are without electricity in the Creeslough area. In the Rossgeir area near Lifford 1,895 ESB customers are without power, […]
Over 1,000 without power in Dungloe
Over 1,000 premises are without power in Dungloe this evening. 1,057 ESB customers are affected. It comes as Storm Isha passes over the country with a status red wind warning due to come into effect from 9pm in Donegal. Almost 800 are also without power in Gaoth Dobhair and in Kilcar 228 premises are without electricity. […]
Gardaí warn of flooding as Storm Isha arrives
Gardaí in Donegal are warning of flooding across the county as storm Isha arrives. There is flooding at Magherabeg school, Manorcunningham, Kiltoal, Convoy and in and around Castlefinn. A tree is down on the Convoy side of the Kilross junction, Stranorlar. Meanwhile an ESB pole is down on the Ramelton Road, near Woodlands School. “Remember […]
Harry Blaney Bridge closed due to gale force winds
The Harry Blaney Bridge has been closed to all traffic due to gale force winds associated with Storm Isha. A status red wind warning comes into force in Donegal from 9pm this evening until 1am on Monday. Bus Eireann has suspended all services in Donegal between this period. Donegal Gardaí have advised members of the […]