LAST UPDATE | 22 Jan
STORM ISHA HAS now passed – but it had a significant impact on travel, and tens of thousands of people have been left without power.
There are further warnings now for Storm Jocelyn, with Status Orange warnings for the north-west tomorrow.
As of midday today:
Updates from Rónán Duffy and Daragh Brophy.
Good morning,
The red and orange weather alerts for Storm Isha have now passed.
A yellow wind warning remains in place for Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo until 7pm this evening.
According to Met Éireann, people in the area are being advised to expect:
Around 170,000 customers – mostly in Mayo, Galway, Roscommon and Kerry – were left without electricity overnight.
45,000 were left without power in Northern Ireland.
In Co Mayo, a man in his 40s died in a single car crash on the N17 at Lisduff, Claremorris.
Here are a few images and videos showing the impact of the storm over the last twelve hours or so:
If you’re heading to work or dropping children to school this morning it’s still a good idea to be cautious of blocked roads or other debris.
Here’s what public transport operators are saying.
Irish Rail
As of last night, Irish Rail said it was expecting its services to operate as normal but that it may update this advice from 7am, so we can keep an eye out for that soon.
All services are expected to operate on all routes tomorrow. #StormIsha
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) January 21, 2024
Oíche mhaith. Beimid ar ais ar líne ag 07:00 amárach, ag freagairt ceisteanna agus ag cabhrú leat agus tú ag taisteal linn
We will be back online at 07:00 tomorrow. Go dté tú slán ar do bhealach abhaile🚂
-CL pic.twitter.com/VB3YZ9BrTn
Bus Éireann
Some overnight services such as the 1.00am Donegal to Dublin service was cancelled ahead of time last night. A number of other services this morning have now been cancelled:
Route: 109
Route: 115
Route: NX
The general advice to customers is to plan their journey and check for updates.
We wish to advise customers to plan their journey ahead and check out our website for service updates - https://t.co/frINAf24Sm@TFIupdates
— Bus Éireann (@Buseireann) January 22, 2024
Dublin Bus
We do have a morning update from Dublin Bus and it’s good news, as of 6.15am the company says its services are operating normally.
Dublin Airport
There were a whole host of flight diversions and cancellations yesterday, we’ll go into that in more detail later.
For now the operator of Dublin Airport is saying that flights are operating as normal this morning but to keep checking with your airline if you’re departing.
Passengers seeking to re-book cancelled flights are encouraged to do this online to avoid unnecessary queuing at airline desks in the terminals at @DublinAirport which will be extra busy. (2/2)#StormIsha
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) January 22, 2024
235,000 electricity customers without power
ESB Networks has confirmed that some 235,000 homes farms and businesses are without power across the country after Storm Isha tracked across Ireland.
The worst impacted counties were Mayo, Galway, Roscommon and Kerry, with crews working to repair the outages.
Here’s a rundown of what we know about electricity outages so far.
If you were in doubt about how strong the gusts were from Storm Isha, images from Dublin Port show a stacked container apparently blown onto the ground causing damage.
#StormIsha knocking over containers in Dublin Porthttps://t.co/TdkUxToBpG#Dublin #DublinPort #Ringsend #Storm #Wind #Weather@stormhour @deric_tv pic.twitter.com/B6z1H5AdsH
— David Costello Photography (@DavidCostelloDC) January 21, 2024
29 flight cancellations at Dublin Airport
Even though Dublin Airport has said that services are operating as normal today, some knock-on effects from yesterday has meant that 29 flights due today have been cancelled, that’s 16 arrivals and 13 departures cancelled.
Essentially, diverted aircraft never made it to the airport where they were due to depart from today.
There are no flight cancellations at Cork Airport today.
Speaking to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, DAA spokesperson Kevin Cullinane said:
“Our advice for passengers traveling today is to arrive normally, two hours before short-haul flights, three hours for longhaul flights. We will obviously be waiving any additional car parking fees for any of those 20,000 or so passengers that were discommoded yesterday.”
A woman in her 20s has died following a crash in Co Louth overnight.
It happened at Carnalogue, around 12km to the west of Dundalk, at around 1.50am when a van collided with a tree.
The woman who died was a passenger in the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second passenger, a man in his 20s, was treated at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda for injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.
No other injuries were reported, according to a statement from gardaí this morning.
“The woman’s body remains at the scene this morning and a technical examination will be carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators later today. Local diversions are currently in place,” the statement said.
“Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
“Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and who were travelling in the area at the time, are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.
“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Ardee Garda Station on 041 685 3222, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.”
In Co Mayo yesterday evening, a man in his 40s died in a single car crash on the N17 at Lisduff, Claremorris.
Storm Isha has also had a major impact on Britain – particularly in Scotland.
According to the PA news agency, ScotRail services have been suspended since 7pm on and are not expected to resume until around noon as dozens of lines are closed due to fallen trees and flooding.
Here at home, Irish Rail is reporting delays on many routes this morning with reduced capacity on some services.
Some pictures from yesterday as the clean up begins today.
Lisburn Road in Belfast
Eyre Square in Galway
Tragumna in West Cork
We mentioned earlier about passengers on Dublin-bound flights yesterday that were instead flown to airports across the UK and continental Europe due to the inability to land here.
One of the most talked about examples is the Copenhagen to Dublin flight which ended up in Liverpool after attempts to land in Dublin failed and a diversion to Manchester also failed.
Ryanair flight #FR633 from Copenhagen to Dublin, diverted to Manchester. After 4 hours on ground, the aircraft took off again to make another attempt to reach Dublin. 3 hours later it diverted to Liverpool, 50 km away from Manchester.https://t.co/qRXcCLn0qC#StormIsha pic.twitter.com/QTFMV8ZPZ7
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 21, 2024
There have been some complaints about how and why Sligo was not placed uder a Status Red warning yesterday like its neighbours Mayo and Donegal.
The county was under a Status Orange warning but some of the damage has been signficant.
The Southern Hotel in Sligo appears to have lost part of its roof.
The Southern Hotel #Sligo Status Red-not-Red #StormIsha @MetEireann pic.twitter.com/El33I9GE33
— Sorcha Crowley (@sorcgirl) January 21, 2024
Some more quick transport updates.
In terms of Bus Éireann services, there are a number of new cancellations since our last update.
Iarnród Éireann
The 7.15am Westport to Dublin service only made it past Castlebar before it was stopped due to a signal failure. It has now resumed its journey after a 45 minute delay.
Update:
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) January 22, 2024
07:15 Westport to Heuston has departed Manualla Junction. This service is expected to operate approximately 45 minutes delayed. -CL https://t.co/b9LxVyiPwZ
15 flights diverted to Shannon, normal services today
A spokesperson for The Shannon Airport Group has confirmed that 15 commercial flight diversions were facilitated at Shannon Airport yesterday and early this morning due to Storm Isha.
“Shannon Airport was fully operational yesterday and last night, operating our normal schedule and available to accept aircraft diversions throughout Storm Isha,” a spokesperson said today.
“Our airport staff worked tirelessly yesterday and throughout the night to facilitate flights impacted by Storm Isha, managing 15 flight diversions yesterday and overnight. We expect to operate a normal flight schedule today, and we remain available to facilitate further diversions if required.”
Flights from Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Holland, Luxembourg, Poland, and the UK diverted to Shannon Airport during the course of the Storm.
In total, ten flights due to land at Dublin Airport and four flights originally due to land at Cork airport diverted to Shannon. In addition, an Edinburgh bound flight which took off from Stansted diverted to Shannon at 02:37 this morning. All 15 flights landed safely.
The morning after the night before…
Crews are busy this morning and the sound of chainsaws fills the air.
Our crews are out from early morning clearing from Merville Road, Stillorgan and other reported locations. Please contact us at info@dlrcoco.ie for any issues in your area. pic.twitter.com/9Hmmf66Mrl
— Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (@dlrcc) January 22, 2024
Keith Leonard, National Director of Fire and Emergency Management has a warning this morning for anyone who may be considering doing some cleaning up of desbris in their own property.
Basically, be careful:
This was on the upper end of the storms in recent months. Just a small point as well that’s important as we move into the cleanup now. That time can be quite hazardous, particularly for people who are working alone, people who might be tempted to get up on a ladder now today to check their roof, people who are taking out a chainsaw and who haven’t taken it out for for a long time.
“So we just appeal to people, particularly the loan workers this morning, to take care and just be as cautious as they possibly can be.”
Dublin Airport terminals ‘extra busy’ today
Dublin Airport’s terminals are to be “extra busy” today according to its operator, with some passengers continuing to be impacted by cancellations in the wake of Storm Isha.
The DAA said that 29 flights have been cancelled so far today, including 16 arrivals into the airport, and 13 departure flights.
Though the strong winds of the storm have eased, some aircraft are still “out of position” today, which will impact flight schedules.
A spokesperson said that passengers scheduled to fly out of Dublin Airport are advised to “check directly with their airline regarding the status of their flight”.
Yesterday, 148 flights were cancelled at Dublin Airport, including 75 incoming and 73 departing flights. 35 flights were diverted to other airports.
Update on one of the country’s busiest commuter routes here from Irish Rail.
Update:
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) January 22, 2024
Delays Connolly to Belfast route.
06:50 Belfast to Connolly held in Belfast due to obstruction on the line.
07:35 Connolly to Belfast 20 minutes delayed departing Dundalk.
09:30 Connolly to Belfast will operate:
09:30 Connolly to Dundalk
Update to follow. -CL https://t.co/ln1HuMWWcG
New Status Yellow wind warning
Status Yellow wind warnings remain in effect along the western seaboard from Clare to Donegal and in Northern Ireland today.
There is however now a further Status Yellow warning for the whole of Ireland as more stormy weather approaches.
It’s not a named storm yet but Met Éireann is warning of strong winds on Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning.
⚠️Yellow Wind Warning⚠️
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 22, 2024
🌬️Very strong & gusty SW to W winds🌬️
⏲️Onset from 12:00 & 17:00 depending on your area
For more info on warnings, times & regions please visit⬇️https://t.co/w5QtJ1UyEP pic.twitter.com/2r7JioFUSY
Storm Jocelyn named
Storm Jocelyn has now been named for tomorrow Tuesday with Orange warnings issued for Donegal, Galway and Mayo.
ESB says it may take days to restore power to some customers
As of 10am, approximately 190,000 homes, farms and businesses are without power. It’s a fall from the heights of 235,000 who were without power in the immediate aftermath of Storm Isha.
In the North, up to 40,000 premises are reported as being without power.
The ESB has said that while a high number of customers will have their electricity restored today, it may be tomorrow or even Wednesday for some.
Here’s the UK Met Office confirming that Storm Jocelyn has been named by their Irsh countterparts Met Éireann.
Thiis graphic shows Jocelyn tracking northwards over Ireland, with the north of the country consequentially set to get the worst of it tomorrow evening and into Wednesday.
#StormJocelyn has been named by @MetEireann and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK on Tuesday and into Wednesday #weatheraware 🌀 pic.twitter.com/DihJvBBCUg
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 22, 2024
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