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PRESIDENT MICHAEL D. Higgins is travelling to Limerick this morning, where he will meet locals affected by flooding in the area and survey damage caused by this month’s storms.
He’ll also head to Cork this afternoon to meet home and business owners affected by tidal flooding in the city last week.
It comes as Met Éireann’s latest outlook suggests we may be in for some respite from the constant cycle of stormy weather — the latest update from the weather service states that the second half of the week will be cold, changeable and unsettled but “not as tempestuous as recent weeks”.
However, there will be some wet and windy weather around today — the forecast is for heavy showers in the west, spreading eastwards during the morning. Some of the showers will be wintry on higher ground, and the wet conditions will continue overnight.
Sub-zero night-time temperatures are forecast for the rest of the week, with severe frosts at times — and some areas can also expect further occasional wintry showers.
However — for the first time in what seems like around two months, there are currently no orange or red warnings filling the rectangle in the top left-hand corner of the Met Éireann website.
Not even a lowly ‘yellow alert’:
[Image: Met Éireann]
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Great story, lovely to see people getting a permanent home, wishing them health and happiness in their new abodes.
Trust a politician to turn up for the foto
There are 2 houses boarded up on my street in dublin 9. They have been foe over a year since the last families were evicted for drug dealing. There is another around the corner that was vacated and is now used as a changing room for the local soccer club. So there’s 3 3 bed homes not being used. What the fook are the council playing at.
It’s very positive… We could complain and moan, that someone one had to die outside the Dáil for things like this to happen but realise it’s A good news story on the back of a very tough year for the likes of poor John Corry.. Let’s hope they have a good Christmas and great credit The likes of Lord Mayor Christy Burke & all involved..
No Ray,these houses haven’t been planned, built and equipped since that poor man died near the Dail!
But I take your point. Never in the history of our decrepit little state have a government responded so quickly to a tragedyli,e that, but at least they are responding which can only be a good thing. It’s up to us, the public, to ensure that it’s not a just pre christmas, pre election stunt. We need to keep the pressure on to make sure the policy is continued and also spread nationwide. While the homeless crises in Dublin is desperate, and the govt response is making the headlines, other cities like Cork and Waterford have a similar problem which are not being tackled.
great news to hear, i wonder how long they were waiting? just 5 f****in houses though, hard work from Alone mind, they get little support only from what we give :/ and to think this government could provide 500 if they wanted but would rather pay others.
Its so good to know these few people are living in their own homes for Christmas, long may they enjoy and hopefully by next Christmas no one will be sleeping on the streets at least those who don’t want to. Happy Christmas to you.
I used to work with ALONE when i was a teenager, very long time ago, need to get finger out
and get back there , Merry Christmas to one and all, xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Once it is not a publicity stunt? What about homeless families too?
Isn’t it great that these people can now have a cup of tea by the fire in their own homes ! All the best to them
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