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STORM UPDATE: Fresh warning for Kilkenny as Lorenzo hits, local charity offers shelter to homeless

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY WITH the worst of Tropical Storm Lorenzo yet to come, Met Éireann has issued a fresh storm warning for Kilkenny and the South East – it could be worse than previously thought. With this warning, a Kilkenny city charity is reaching out to those who would be seriously affected by Storm Lorenzo. […]

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STORM ALERT: Kilkenny motorists and pedestrians warned of road hazards as Lorenzo approaches

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY motorists and pedestrians are being asked to take special care on the roads today as Storm Lorenzo hits. Met Éireann have issued a yellow weather warning for Kilkenny for strong winds with gust up to 120kph and heavy rain which could cause flooding. Authorities fear there could be damage to property […]

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WEATHER WARNING: Lorenzo to hit Ireland hard, fears of flooding and power outages in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY PEOPLE in Kilkenny are being told to prepare for Tropical Storm Lorenzo as it will cause damage. Lorenzo, which has just been downgraded from a Hurricane to a Tropical Storm, will still bring very high winds and heavy rain to Kilkenny and could cause flooding, power outages, fallen trees and damage to […]

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WEATHER WARNING: Batten down the hatches – Hurricane Lorenzo IS coming

By Kilkenny Now 2nd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY HURRICANE Lorenzo will hit Ireland – and it will be “quite ferocious, very dangerous” a Government taskforce has warned. Lorenzo, the strongest ever storm recorded this far east in the Atlantic at this time of year, is due to hit Ireland’s west coast early tomorrow morning before turning east and making landfall. […]

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HURRICANE WATCH: Kilkenny Council told to prepare for Lorenzo

By Kilkenny Now 1st October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT will be early tomorrow morning before we know if  Hurricane Lorenzo is going to hit Ireland, Kilkenny County Council has been told to prepare for it anyway. Weather experts tracking the hurricane say it is too early still to predict if Lorenzo is going to veer left towards Iceland or stay […]

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WEATHER UPDATE: It never rains, but it pours … another status yellow warning for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 30th September 2019 0

KILKENNY has been included in another status yellow rainfall warning issued by Met Éireann. The latest 24-hour warning, which came in place at 9am this morning, is also in place for nine other counties: Dublin, Carlow, Kildare, Wexford, Wicklow, Tipperary and Waterford as well as Cork and Kerry. Most of the country is facing an […]