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LAST UPDATE | 21 Oct 2024
THERE ARE STILL around 3,000 homes and businesses without power following Storm Ashley, mostly in the west of the country, according to the ESB.
The number has come down from the roughly 16,000 reported earlier today, which had fallen to 8,000 by the afternoon.
ESB says it has made good progress and that crews and contractors remain deployed in impacted areas including Mayo and Galway.
Winds reached up to 80km/h in some parts of the country yesterday, with gusts of up to 130km/h.
The cleanup began today as the damage left by Storm Ashley was assessed.
This week’s image (and video) of the week is of Storm #Ashley, which brought strong winds, heavy rain and flooding to the UK and Ireland at the weekend.
— EUMETSAT (@eumetsat) October 21, 2024
Find out more at our website and download both the image and video here: https://t.co/t37LuvmYGv pic.twitter.com/Qwt3FnpBMW
In its first update this morning, Dublin Airport said winds had eased considerably.
“However, as a result of Sunday’s disruption at airports across Ireland, the UK and Europe, some knock-on delays today are inevitable as several airlines have aircraft out of position,” it said.
“A small number of flights have already been cancelled by airlines for today.
“Passengers due to fly today are advised to check with their airline for latest updates regarding their flight.”
In total on Sunday, airlines cancelled 81 flights, 39 go-arounds were performed and 34 aircraft opted to divert to other airports.
Some roads were closed in Northern Ireland yesterday, with a coastguard sharing footage of waves of water making the Portaferry road unpassable.
Video taken near Rossbeigh beach in Co Kerry yesterday evening show strong winds and flooding of the surrounding area.
🚨🇮🇪STORM ASHLEY HITS IRELAND!! #StormAshley
— Weather monitor (@Weathermonitors) October 20, 2024
Rossbeigh Beach Under Siege
Location: Reeks District, County Kerry
- Powerful winds batter coastline
- Heavy rain and strong gusts reported
- Rossbeigh Beach car park flooded
Stay informed! pic.twitter.com/vC7h8DSmxa
On Croagh Patrick yesterday morning, Mayo Mountain Rescue came to the aid of a man in need of assistance on the mountain.
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Next storm is called Bert.This one could be unpredictable and sneaky.One will certainly need an anorack and tread carefully.
@Willie Marty: Bert.? Will Ernie be next? ; – )
@Mick Hanna: no its Conall .They are in alphabatical order.I cant even pronounce the one beginning with E but its not Ernie.
@Willie Marty: sesame st reference
@TheGood Feign: got it-Kermit should follow.
@Mick Hanna: I’ve seen Sesame St, pretty sure Ernie comes first.
@Trevor Donoghue: That’s the porno version you’re thinking of.
Indeed it was a mighty storm in the end. Should have been Code red alert.
Certainly seemed to be a bad one , I was out of the country for most of it but we couldn’t land in Cork yesterday evening & were diverted to London where we waited for over 3 hours on the plane before we took off to try Cork again , circled Cork 4 times before being eventually diverted to Dublin . Been on a lot of flights but that was the hairiest landing ever . 2 hrs flight ended up being nearly 8 hrs on the plane
” there’s people gone down there, the f’in donkeys!”
A bit of wind and people go crazy,I was at Limerick races yesterday,jockeys riding in 3 miles chase races ,not a bother… What do you expect in October.
@John finn: And reel steel won the Munster national.
@John finn: my plane landed at Shannon, but couldn’t at Dublin as it was dangerously banking as it tried to land. The Island of Ireland is a little bit bigger than Limerick.
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