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A STATUS ORANGE snow-ice warning has been issued for three counties this afternoon.
Following a night of heavy snow in some areas of the country, another bout it expected tonight.
The Status Orange warning has been issued for Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal. It will be valid between the hours of 6pm this evening and 12pm tomorrow.
A Status Yellow wind warning is also in place for Munster, Connacht and Leinster between the hours of 5pm this evening and 3am tomorrow morning. Winds up 50 to 65km/h are forecast with gusts of 90 to 110 km/h in many counties.
Met Éireann is warning of an increased risk of coastal flooding due to the combination of high seas, strong winds and low pressure.
The promenade in Salthill has been closed as a precaution against flooding, according to AA Roadwatch.
The counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick have been warned to take care of “high or very high” seas, which are going to affect the Atlantic Seaboard over the next few days, leading to an increased risk of coastal flooding.
Warning to motorists
In Wicklow, gardaí are reporting that the Sally Gap Road is impassable due to snow and ice conditions.
Road conditions in Meath are slushy in the Kells area, as the snow begins to melt.
Drivers are being reminded to slow down and that stopping distances are ten times longer in snow and ice.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking road users to check local weather and traffic conditions before setting out on a trip.
The following advise has been issued to road users:
People travelling in strong winds are being warned to beware of objects being blown out onto the road and to “expect the unexpected”.
Pedestrians and cyclists are advised to wear bright clothing with reflective armbands or belts. They’re asking being asked to take extra care when crossing the road or cycling in extremely windy conditions.
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“Paul O’Brien is CEO of Plan International Ireland. He has been working in the INGO sector for over 35 years”
A professional Charitarian with his begging bowl, this does not take from the suffering of the people in Somalia, but these are the facts on famine from Our World in Data
https://ourworldindata.org/famines#long-term-trends-in-global-famine-mortality
@John Kennedy: A detailed article about the dire state in Somalia, written by someone with feet-on-the-ground experience and that is your only take from it? Nice person you must be.
@John Kennedy: How many people dying of famine is acceptable to you?
@John Kennedy: You really ought to try thinking before typing
@Diarmuid Hunt: Obviously no one wants to see people die of famine but the reality is that, due to climate change, there are large numbers of people now living in areas that can’t sustain them, so what’s the answer? As we are talking about hundreds of millions of people do we take in a couple of hundred thousand people (with little or no education or skills suitable to this country) and pay the required taxes to fund this or what would be your response Diarmuid as it’s easy to spout non platitudes?
@John Kennedy: It inspired me to donate to Plan International. He is absolutely right about simply giving money to people in need. That’s what they need to keep going. Not to trek from A to Z trying to access a voucher for something with five added layers of profit for ‘charitable’ companies.
@The next small thing: My response was to his post of our world in data showing the decline of people suffering from famine – I was not providing a solution but pointing out that posting this was of no benefit. You obviously know from your post that the question is a complex one and an answer of ah sure it’s better than the 1860′s isn’t adequate.
@John Kennedy: hope you can back up your potential “slanderous” post
Sad state of affairs the way wealth is distributed in this crap world.
Why is this under ‘Ukraine news’?
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