Storm Barra - December 7th/8th 2021

irishgeo · 08-12-2021 8:53am

I'm curious how people on here who are bitching about schools creches being closed cope when one of the kids wakes in the morning and says they are sick.

Must throw their plans right out but who they moan at then.

Whoever said if their precious kids were hit by a flying slate while going to school would be straight down to the ambulance chasing lawyers was spot on.

tinpib · 08-12-2021 8:55am

Sirens going off now in Sligo town, also heard building alarms going off earlier, as you'd expect.

Bobeagleburger · 08-12-2021 8:59am

Looks like a lot of Galway escaped. Didn't seem too bad here at all - west of city. No doubt coastal areas in the county were hit hard.

08-12-2021 9:01am

North Sligo here. Electricity gone in surrounding areas but thankfully still on here. Made fresh flasks of water and porridge for my parents as theres is out. Have to drive from village where I am out some tree lined country roads to them. I’ll update in about 45 mins.

No damage here as I had everything well secured, thankfully. Still extremely windy though.

The One Doctor · 08-12-2021 9:02am

Ok, having the kids off for a second day in Dublin is a bit feckin silly, getting sick of the govt changing their minds every few hours.

scouse1990 · 08-12-2021 9:02am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288483#Comment_118288483

I must be imagining the wind outside.

StevenToast · 08-12-2021 9:06am

The wind is calming in limerick...i think i can get out to the shops to stock up on more brennans sliced pans

kerplun k · 08-12-2021 9:06am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288502#Comment_118288502

The only way a slate will be flying this morning is if someone picks it up and throws it, because it certainly won’t be the wind.

Blud · 08-12-2021 9:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288515#Comment_118288515

There's a wind alright, the type you could definitely play football in but might cancel a game of golf. Not one that you need to stay inside from.

I'm in Dublin by the way - appreciate that there are trees down in schoolyards in the south west but a borderline yellow/orange situation here doesn't warrant schools closing.

The Dept of Education remain the only organisation to close anything in Dublin as far as I'm aware. Then again, they have form for that.

08-12-2021 9:12am

Just looking at power check website. There must be power out in every county bar a couple in the North East.

Busy few days for ESB networks.

VinLieger · 08-12-2021 9:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288502#Comment_118288502

If a kids sick thats different but im 35 and I cannot remember a single day of my entire school life being off due to storms, yet in the past 4 years there's been multiple days off due to this new system that seems far more about saving government from having to make any decisions than protecting anyone.

alchemist33 · 08-12-2021 9:16am

Power just went out here in Donegal. Tis very dark out

Gusser09 · 08-12-2021 9:16am

Seems like the East got the worst of it overnight. Strong winds and beating rain for 7-8 hours. Calm out now though.

beggars_bush · 08-12-2021 9:16am

glad we have power this morning.

hope everyone who is out gets it back asap.

lots of debris around here

fits · 08-12-2021 9:20am

It didn’t seem too wild here at all last night where I am - which is on top of a small hill in south Carlow. We must be somehow sheltered from northerly winds. Yesterday morning was much worse. There are a good few power outages nearby though.

my son’s bus isn’t running so we have to drive him the 30 km to his special preschool. That’s ok.

M.T. Cranium · 08-12-2021 9:30am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288553#Comment_118288553

location?

Pussyhands · 08-12-2021 9:31am

Schools being closed is an absolute joke. They've barely been in school the last two years!

This is going to show one of two things, neither good. Either school is pointless or school is important and we're going to have 2 years of runts.

Like ffs, someone farts and they close the schools.

Pussyhands · 08-12-2021 9:32am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288549#Comment_118288549

Part of me is thinking it's propaganda to support climate change action. "look we've had 10 red warnings in the last few years and we had none 20 years ago!"

Pussyhands · 08-12-2021 9:34am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288539#Comment_118288539

Really sums it all up doesn't it. Dept of Education say it's too dangerous yet not a peep from Dept of Enterprise ordering businesses to shut.

SpitfireIV · 08-12-2021 9:35am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288487#Comment_118288487

Somewhat similar situation in Carlow town, I'm on the fourth floor of an apartment complex too with lots of windows! Our main bedroom was facing the wind yesterday morning so that was pretty noisy, that same room is having painting done today so we cleared it out yesterday evening to get ready and moved to the spare room. Unfortunately with the wind direction change the spare room was now taking the brunt! Apart from not swaying (thankfully) we might as well have been in a ship mid Atlantic with the amount of creaking and cracking!! We promptly loaded up our bedding and moved back to the empty main room 😩😂

Very different morning out now, very little wind about.

FrancieBrady · 08-12-2021 9:36am

Wild night here in Monaghan.

Not near a Red thankfully but the Yellow warning we were under was definitely justified.

StevenToast · 08-12-2021 9:39am

The way RTE are carrying on is starting to boil my piss.....americanising the news here.......TV 3 level of stuff....

iamwhoiam · 08-12-2021 9:44am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288515#Comment_118288515

Bit of a wind here in south Dublin , nothing extra ordinary or any need for schools to be closed

fatherbuzcagney · 08-12-2021 9:58am

Schools are closed because of c19 and no ventilation not the severity of the storm. leaving windows and doors open in stormy conditions is not going to work and Minister Donnelly & others have repeatedly said natural ventilation is best and HEPA filtered purifiers not the solution ….. The Co2 monitors would be blown off the walls , windows blown of the jams and possibly fly a hit someone ….. Yesterday government back tracked and said funding for HEPA filers is available now and hence no need to have all windows & doors open…..48hrs previous Minister Donnelly spouting HEPA filters not the solution….

malinheader · 08-12-2021 10:00am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288603#Comment_118288603

I agree information has to be given out but some of the over dramatic reporting is embarrassing. News should be News and not a competition between reporters to see whose in the worst place.

Blud · 08-12-2021 10:01am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118288660#Comment_118288660

Again, doors and windows aren't open in creches, so why did they close those?

VinLieger · 08-12-2021 10:02am

Multiple 3rd level campus's in Dublin announcing they are reopening this morning

RocketRaccoon · 08-12-2021 10:05am

Winds still blowing very strong in Clare, delighted the schools here were closed today.

eviltimeban · 08-12-2021 10:08am

Fairly bright morning here in D13 on the coast. It's windy but just like a normal windy day. Was pretty windy over night though, my garden furniture, though secured, was blown around a bit, but the equivalent of those "we will rebuild" memes.

No need for Dublin schools to be closed this morning I don't think.

muddypaws · 08-12-2021 10:15am

I travelled from Wales to Sligo yesterday and was very lucky, seemed to be in the eye of the storm for most of the drive, and had time to walk the dogs and prepare for the night.

We've had many storms in the 15 years that I've lived here but last night felt like one of the worst. Power went around 11pm apparently, I was in bed by then and estimated time of repair is 10pm tonight. I haven't looked outside yet, just hoping there isn't much damage. Thankfully when I bought the place I fenced it using the green fencing used around sports pitches, thinking it would most likely stay up if the wind could blow through it and that has generally been the case.

You get used to the wind here, I was told that if you can make it through 5 winters, you'll probably stay for life. Last night - and by the sounds of it, this morning - was definitely an extraordinary wind event. No work until midday so may as well stay in bed a bit longer listening to the howling.

Thinking of all the ESB and council workers having to be outside trying to clear up, trees down all over Sligo.

Atlantic Coast, West Sligo

Storm Barra - December 7th/8th 2021

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