All members of the public are advised to take extreme caution due to the imminent arrival of Storm Barra to the west coast of Ireland early tomorrow morning. All coastal areas are at risk of flooding with high tides coinciding with heavy rainfall level over the period of the storm. Galway County is currently at an Orange level alert and the progress of the storm will be monitored on an hourly basis.

The warning remains in place from 6am Tuesday, 7th December 2021 until 6am Wednesday, 8th December 2021.

On Tuesday and Tuesday night, due to Storm Barra, southerly winds, later becoming to northwesterly, will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80 km/hr with severe or damaging gusts of up to 130 Km/ hr, possibly higher in coastal areas.

Motorists are warned to only undertake necessary journeys on Tuesday. Householders and businesses in coastal areas stretching were warned to take precautions against storm surge-related flooding.

Council crews are on standby to respond to issues as they arise.

Members of the public wishing to report any fallen trees or other matters of concern should call the main Council line 091 509000 within office hours or otherwise our Out of Hours number on 091-509069.