Good morning, and welcome to a windy Friday – we’ll have all you need to know on air and online – if you’ve something to share, please send it on. And stay safe.
Live blog
Friday morning updates
What we know so far this morning:
- 15,000+ premises in Carlow and Kilkenny without power, no estimated restoration times
- Gardaí in both counties say people appear to be heeding the ‘shelter’ advice with no major issues reported
Tree / Poles down
Kilkenny
- Above shows tree down in Bennettsbridge, Kilkenny
Kilkenny County Council update as of 11am:
- Wallslough
- Graiguenamanagh,
- Freshford Road, Talbotsinch, Inver, N77
- St Lukes Hospital
- New Ross to Inistioge Road – R700 at Clodiagh Church (large tree road blocked)
- Dunningstown Road
- Glenmore Village
- Clogh to Castlecomer
- Castlecomer Road / Hennebry’s Cross
- BallyFrunk Kilmanagh
All impacted roads should be reported to dedicated helpline 056 7794145
Listeners also tell us:
- Tree down on road between Thomastown and Ballyhale after Knocktopher turn off
- Tree down in Bennettsbridge between the garda station and the post office – it’s holding the main ESB cable and that’s down too – people driving around it – please don’t, avoid the area instead
- Tree down close to Kells Priory, road partially blocked
- Cashel House, Kells Road, Kilkenny
- Pole and wires down across the road at Curraghlane, Skeoughvosteen
- Tree down on the Talbot’s Inch area of the Freshford Road in Kilkenny, close to DeLoughry’s petrol station – the route is passable but with care
- Tree down at Castle View on Inistioge / Thomastown Road in Kilkenny
- The Rose Fitzgerald Kenendy Bridge on the N25 New Ross Bypass has reopened earlier than expected
Carlow
Carlow County Council update at 11:30am
Trees down at Myshall, Milford and Borlum Wood have been cleared. There are other trees reported on the N80 at Boggan Hill, Killerig, Slyguff Bagenalstown, Johnstown and Askea Lawns. These have been reported to the roads crews and will be cleared in the coming hours. If there are any reports of trees or dangerous structures, please call the on call emergency weather line @ 0599170302 until 5pm and 0599170300 for any emergencies out of offices hours. As always normal emergencies relating to Fire, Health or An Garda Siochana should call 999 or 112.
- Killerig
- N80 Boggan Hill
- Close to Sleaty Cemetery, road blocked for Knockbeg
- the Hacketstown to Carlow Road, close to Codd Mushrooms, passable on right hand side
104km per hour was recorded at Oak Park in Carlow – hear what Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather has to say this morning here.
Kilkenny Weather’s Niall Dollard outlines how the county fared;
KCLR
Power out? Can’t get us on FM? We’re addressing issues impacting coverage in parts of Carlow this morning, but you can still listen online or download the free KCLR app in your App Store. Listen online here: https://listen.kclr96fm.com/livestream
County Council Contacts
Earlier;
Storm Éowyn is set to have quite the impact on Ireland, the entire country under a red wind alert warning in the early hours of Friday.
Extremely dangerous, damaging and disruptive weather conditions are expected on Friday and you’re urged to ‘shelter in place’ for the duration of the red alert.
Advice is to stay indoors, avoid unnecessary travel and take action to protect yourself and your property.
The Red warning for Carlow and Kilkenny runs from 2am to 10am when it’ll be replaced by an Orange notice until 4pm. Please note timings and storm track can change.
Major electricity outages are expected (updates here) while water supply disruptions will be here.
All primary and secondary schools as well as colleges are closed, here’s the list we have from businesses, service providers and event organisers (please note below may change so check before you travel);
- Aldi has confirmed it will close all of its stores for the duration of the red weather warning
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An Post Postal Deliveries and Post Office services for Friday (24th Jan): there will be no postal deliveries or collections for the day, post offices will remain closed during the red warnings but will seek to reopen once safe to do so, subject to local road conditions and power supplies, An Post is planning to run Letter and Parcel deliveries nationwide on Saturday and Post Offices will open as normal from 9am – 1pm, all social welfare benefit payments usually payable at the Post Office on Friday will be available on Saturday and next week, An Post will provide localised customer updates at anpost.com, social media and radio channels during Friday.
- Book Centre Kilkenny closed until 12noon Friday (24th Jan)
- Borris Market is off for Friday (24th Jan)
- Bus Éireann advise there will be significant service cancellations, both on Thurs night (23rd Jan) & Friday (24th Jan)
- Butler Gallery, Kilkenny closed Friday (24th Jan)
- Cafe La Coco, Kilkenny closed Friday (24th Jan)
- Carlow Day Care Centre closed Friday (24th Jan) will reopen Monday (27th Jan)
- Castlecomer Credit Union’s AGM , scheduled for Friday (24th Jan) at 7:30pm n The Avalon House Hotel is being deferred with a new date yet to be confirmed
- Castlecomer Discovery Park closed Friday (24th Jan)
- Frescho Deli, Dublin Road, Kilkenny is open and can help if you need phones or medical devices charged
- Irish Rail: no trains running during red warning
- Kapelli Hair Salon Kilkenny closed Friday (24th Jan)
- Kilkenny Countryside Park, Dunmore closed Friday (24th Jan)
- KK1 and KK2 bus service in Kilkenny city will not operate between 7am and 12pm on Friday (24th Jan)
- Lahart’s on the Waterford Road in Kilkenny: both Skoka and Volkswagon closed until 11am Friday (24th Jan)
- Left Bank and Louie’s, Kilkenny closed until 4pm Friday (24th Jan)
- Luke Parsons Hair salon Kilkenny closed Friday (24th Jan)
- Mint Kilkenny closed until 12noon Friday (24th Jan)
- Paris Texas, Kilkenny closed Friday (24th Jan)
- Pierce of Ink, Kilkenny closed Friday (24th Jan)
- Tesco in Carlow and Kilkenny closed until 11am Friday (24th Jan)
- Thomastown Post Office will open on Friday from 1pm until 5.30pm but ask customers not to come out unless it is safe for them to do so. They will open 9am-1pm Saturday when pensions can be collected.
- Tullow livestock cattle sales are cancelled for Friday (24th Jan)
- Silaire Wood, Graignamanagh closed Friday (24th Jan)
- St Canice’s Credit Union Kilkenny – all branches closed Friday (24th Jan)
- Wine Centre Kilkenny closed until 1pm Friday (24th Jan)
- Woodstock Gardens & Arboretum, Inistioge, Kilkenny closed on Friday (24th Jan)
