17.35: Weather Update

Met Eireann has issued an updated Weather Warning as follows:


Further heavy rain this evening and at times tonight and tomorrow morning too, with possibly some thundery bursts at times. A further 25mm of rain is likely on top of what has fallen, but in the Dublin / Wicklow foothills and mountains a further 40 mm is possible.

Strong and gusty northeast winds, will gust 45 to 50 knots / 80 to 90 km/h on exposed coasts and hills - valid from Wed 25th 16:00 To Thurs 26th 10:00.

Further to our Crews being deployed across the county today checking and cleaning potential 'hot spots', we are pleased to advise residents that our Drainage Crews will on duty until 20.00 this evening to again check all river screens and to respond to any flooding incidents as necessary. The situation will be monitored thereafter with reference to Met Eireann and local information.

Please note that our after hours telephone service can be reached at: 01 6778844