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Motorists urged to take extra caution after Storm Atiyah downs trees and cuts power

Around 1,200 homes and businesses in Cork and Kerry are without power this morning.

MOTORISTS ARE BEING advised to take extra caution this morning after Storm Atiyah made landfall in Ireland last night. 

AA Roadwatch is urging drivers to take caution, especially on secondary routes as localised power outages were reported across the south-west with trees down along several routes in Kerry and Cork.

A Status Orange wind warning was in place for nine counties overnight and came to an end at 6am.

Around 1,200 homes and businesses in Cork and Kerry are without power this morning, the ESB has said, as crews work to deal with faults “as quickly as possible”. 

Met Éireann had issued a red alert – the most severe warning in Met Éireann’s three category system – for Co Kerry but this has now been lifted. 

A number of flights in and out of Cork and Shannon Airports were diverted or cancelled last night as a result of the severe weather. 

Iarnród Éireann has said that all trains are operating this morning with no issues relating to Storm Atiyah reported. 

Cork County Council, meanwhile, suspended the Dursey Island cable car at the tip of the Beara Peninsula last night after gusts exceeded safety limits. 

Today will start windy, especially in coastal areas and in the east, but winds will ease during the morning, according to Met Éireann

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    Dec 9th 2019, 7:41 AM

    Comments closed for the longford fued???????

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    Dec 9th 2019, 7:55 AM

    @John O Neill: journal shiting in a bucket for a whole two weeks

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    Dec 9th 2019, 7:57 AM

    @John O Neill: ironically, the department of justice are currently looking for input on hate speech legislation, the output of which will mean a complete shutdown of discussion on this activity as it involves a group or community. Actual violence will be unreported as it has the potential to cause theoretical offence.

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    Dec 9th 2019, 7:57 AM

    @John O Neill: afraid of their own Shadow.

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    Dec 9th 2019, 8:32 AM

    @Fr Romeo sensini.: Well it they’ve put in the army to police the streets, we must have a serious problem? How on earth do we find ourselves here?

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    Dec 9th 2019, 11:25 AM

    Went for a walk yesterday around 3pm and it was a bit windy but not bad, then about a mile from home it turned violent, a scary experience indeed I thought I would not make it home, a passer by gave me a lift home thanks be to Jesus, one of the stupidest things I ever did

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    Dec 9th 2019, 5:32 PM

    Met staff should be all sacked. Incompetent
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