Category Archives: Severe Weather

Bathing Water Prohibitions x3 – Councillor’s, Ardmore, Kilmurrin

Posted on June 7, 2019 by

A temporary DO NOT SWIM notice is currently in place at the following 3 Waterford beaches, until further notice: COUNCILLORS STRAND, DUNMORE KILMURRIN COVE ARDMORE STRAND This is due to high bacterial counts detected earlier this week, following heavy rain. … Continue reading →

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Bathing Water Prohibitions x2

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

A temporary DO NOT SWIM notice is currently in place at COUNCILLORS STRAND, DUNMORE and KILMURRIN COVE. This is due to high bacterial counts detected earlier this week, following heavy rain. Further advice will be issued when retest results become … Continue reading →

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Road Safety Alert: Orange and Yellow Weather Warnings for Storm Erik

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads as Met Éireann have issued Orange and Yellow weather warnings for strong winds. An Orange weather warning is in place for Mayo and Galway … Continue reading →

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Waterford Cold Weather Initiative

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

Responding to Rough Sleeping during Cold Weather Given the demands on current emergency homeless services and the growing waiting list to access services and the Rough Sleeper Units, an additional Cold Weather Initiative (CWI) is open in Waterford City. The … Continue reading →

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Waterford Cold Weather Initiative

Posted on January 30, 2019 by

Responding to Rough Sleeping during Cold Weather Given the demands on current emergency homeless services and the growing waiting list to access services and the Rough Sleeper Units, an additional Cold Weather Initiative (CWI) is open in Waterford City. The … Continue reading →

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Road Safety Alert: Orange Weather Warning Issued for Storm Callum

Posted on October 11, 2018 by

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads on Thursday night and Friday morning as Met Éireann has issued an orange weather warning for strong winds for Ireland as Storm Callum approaches. … Continue reading →

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Irish Water appeal for water conservation as dry spell increases pressure on supplies

Posted on June 26, 2018 by

Irish Water is appealing to the public to conserve water as a prolonged dry spell has been predicted by Met Éireann. In several areas around the country where water supplies were already under pressure, warm weather has exacerbated this situation. … Continue reading →

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Infographic: Waterford Council’s response to #STORM EMMA

Posted on March 13, 2018 by

Here is a look at our efforts during #StormEmma, in numbers.  Click on the info graphic to see a larger image: Download this document as PDF

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Severe Weather Update – Monday 5th March, 8:30am

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

Waterford City and County Council is working to get the City and County open for business. Large areas of the City and County are now accessible and all national and regional roads are now open. There are a small number … Continue reading →

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