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Tuesday 24 November 2020
“Extensive” damage was done to Luas overhead lines during Storm Ali.
The site is precariously placed on a cliff edge.
Fallen trees, the roof ripped off several sports clubs and schools, and three fatalities – the storm has taken its toll.
A senior engineer with Clare Co Council told TheJournal.ie that the council is still waiting for clarification on project proposals from the OPW.
The little thing was very cold, very wet, and very sad.
A spokesperson for Minister Hogan said he was “expressing his frustration” with the insurance industry when he spoke about the levy in a recent interview.
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The workers are being sent to provide back-up in the worst affected areas — including Kerry, Newcastlewest, Tipperary and Enniscorthy.
Meanwhile, the National Coordination Group has said we can expect high winds, ice and rain over the next few days.
The Cabinet agreed a package of funding earlier today.
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A group of MEPs met with the Commissioner for Regional Development in Strasbourg this morning.
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Meanwhile, the government has been urged to seek funding from the European Union’s Solidarity Fund to assist with storm damage caused by the extreme weather.
Work is set to resume first thing tomorrow morning on repairing the damage.
The iconic Dublin department store remains closed more than three weeks after a storm caused massive damage to the building.
Officials say that a further 100 people are still missing as Obama swaps European diplomacy for a role as “healer-in-chief” for the devastated city.
IRELAND’S LEVEL 5 restrictions are set to come to an end on Tuesday next week, 1 December, and the government is set to decide later this week what will be implemented to replace them.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Irish Examiner this morning that the country will move back to Level Three restrictions from 1 December, allowing non-essential retail to reopen in time for the Christmas trade.
While retail stores look set to reopen, allowing people to get their Christmas shopping done in person, many people are still opting to do a lot of their festive shopping online their year.
So, today we want to know… Do you plan to do most of your Christmas shopping in person?
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