Post Tagged with: "Storm Desmond"

Counting The Cost Of Storm Damage Around The County

Counting The Cost Of Storm Damage Around The County

January 13, 2016 at 11:31 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has applied for funding, after storms over the past month caused damage to a number of piers, harbours and approach roads, including the Tralee-Fenit road. In a report to the Tralee Municipal District on Monday it was revealed that it will cost over €4m to repair damage caused by the storms which […]

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Almost 10,000 Sandbags Distributed As Council Thanks Emergency Services For Efforts

Almost 10,000 Sandbags Distributed As Council Thanks Emergency Services For Efforts

December 7, 2015 at 2:18 pm Comments are Disabled

ALMOST 10,000 sandbags were distributed throughout the county during the chaos caused by Storm Desmond at the weekend. The Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council Pat McCarthy and its Chief Executive Moira Murrell have issued a joint statement thanking the emergency services for their efforts. “In the aftermath of the exceptional weather event […]

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Calm After The Storm, But It Won’t Last

Calm After The Storm, But It Won’t Last

December 6, 2015 at 10:37 am Comments are Disabled

WHAT a difference a day makes. This is the rainfall radar image of Ireland from Met Eireann at 10.15am this morning. Hardly a shower throughout the country as Storm Desmond has passed and we can look forward to a fine day ahead with sunny spells developing. It’s a far cry from yesterday […]

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Army Called Into Tralee To Help In Flooded Areas

Army Called Into Tralee To Help In Flooded Areas

December 5, 2015 at 11:24 pm 1 comment

THE flooding situation in Tralee has required the services of the army tonight. As well as a platoon of soldiers dispatched to Bandon in Cork, a Defence Forces statement tonight revealed; “6X6 TCVs and soldiers have also been deployed to Kenmare, Tralee and Bantry and will be co-located with HSE […]

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PHOTOS: Severe Flooding In Manor Judging By These Images

PHOTOS: Severe Flooding In Manor Judging By These Images

December 5, 2015 at 7:47 pm Comments are Disabled

THERE’S still hours to go before the rain eases off, but that’s little solace for some people in estates around town. People have been posting photos of the floods on social media all day and this one has cropped up on the Benchwarmers Twitter page which looks like a guy […]

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Wind Warning For Kerry Upgraded To Status Orange

Wind Warning For Kerry Upgraded To Status Orange

December 5, 2015 at 3:29 pm Comments are Disabled

IT just got worse. As Storm Desmond batters Kerry, it now appears to be getting worse as the Yellow Status Wind Warning For Kerry has been upgraded to Orange by Met Eireann. The updated warning is for Kerry, Wexford, Wicklow, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork and Waterford. Southwest winds […]

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Fire Service And Civil Defence Try To Alleviate Flooding At Ballymullen

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Fire Service And Civil Defence Try To Alleviate Flooding At Ballymullen

December 5, 2015 at 2:24 pm Comments are Disabled

IT’S an area prone to flooding in the past and this time it’s no different. We went to Ballymullen to see the extent of the flooding and it looks bad as you can see in the video (below) taken at 1.30pm today. The fire service and civil defence were on […]

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Everything’s Blue As Storm Desmond Batters Kerry

Everything’s Blue As Storm Desmond Batters Kerry

December 5, 2015 at 9:40 am Comments are Disabled

FEELING blue this morning because of the weather? We don’t blame you. Here’s what Ireland looks like on the rainfall radar supplied by Met Eireann at 9.30am. That big blue hue over Ireland shows Kerry is being hit by high winds and sustained rainfall, expected to last into the early […]

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