Cork County is currently experiencing spells of heavy rain and blustery east to southeast winds with a Met Éireann Status Orange Rain warning in effect until 1.00pm on Wednesday. Cork County Council is aware of a number of road incidents across the county with localised and spot flooding impacting the road network.  Rolling road closures…

Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler T.D. has launched a new information campaign to promote safe sales of paracetamol by staff working in pharmacy and non-pharmacy retail settings. The campaign will promote new information packs that will be available nationally for staff working in pharmacy, and non-pharmacy retail settings. The objective of…

Traffic restriction are expected to be in place this evening during high tide times this evening on Wandesford Quay, Lavitt’s Quay and Union Quay due to expected tidal flooding.  The Status Orange rain warning that is in place for Cork continues until 1pm tomorrow Wednesday, October 18. Tidal flooding risk: Persistent rain is expected tonight…

Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan TD, and Minister of State for Transport, Jack Chambers TD, have welcomed today’s decision by the Government to approve for formal drafting of the General Scheme of the Road Traffic Measures Bill 2023. The Bill aims to provide for penalty point reform, mandatory drug testing at the scene of collisions,…

Nine lump-sum supports will be paid between November and January to help with Cost of Living Suite of Payments totalling over €1.2 Billion to support families, pensioners, carers and people with disabilities €400 Disability and Carers Support Grants to be paid next month Living Alone and Fuel Allowance lump sums to be paid in November…

Turn2Me, a national mental health charity, has launched a free Meditation Programme on its website, Turn2Me.ie. The charity has seen an increase in the number of people logging onto its website and looking for a variety of support, ranging from support groups to one-to-one counselling sessions. The charity also received feedback from its users looking…

Fig 1 :  Visible satellite image of low pressure system at 1230UTC After a fine, dry and cold weekend, a change is on the way as a complex area of low pressure develops to the west of the Iberian Peninsula. This system will eventually become Storm Babet, which was named by the UK Met Office…

As the operator of Ireland’s gas network, Gas Networks Ireland would like to reassure its 720,000 customers that it does not anticipate any disruption to gas supplies during Storm Babet. Ireland’s gas network is one of the safest and most modern gas networks in the world and with the added security of its 14,664km of pipeline being…