Co Carlow's severe weather response plan activated
Council staff at work outside Holy Family Church, Askea, this morning
This afternoon Carlow County Council has issued the following statement in relation to this severe weather event.
"Carlow County Council attended an online National Co-ordination meeting with the National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management and Met Éireann this morning, subsequently Carlow County Council’s Severe Weather Assessment Team have met again and the Severe Weather Response Plan has been activated.
Further meetings, briefings and updates will continue throughout the period of severe weather".
The statement pointed out that further significant snowfall is expected this afternoon and evening during the period of Orange Weather Warning.
Carlow County Council have established a Severe Weather Event Control Centre to receive, handle and manage calls from the public during this severe weather event. The Severe Weather Event Control Centre will initially be open from 09:00 hrs Sunday 05/01/25 until 20:00 hrs Sunday 05/01/25. The contact number is 059 9170302 and the email address to report to the centre is weatheremergency@carlowcoco.ie
Any urgent need to contact Carlow County Council staff during out of office hours must be made through the assistance phone number 059 9170300 or the Severe Weather Event Control Centre phone number 059 9170302 when operational as detailed above. We will update further if there are any changes to these warnings.
17:00 Sunday 05/01/2025 to 00:00 Monday 06/01/2025 Weather that does not pose a threat to the general population but is potentially dangerous on a localised scale.
Be aware about meteorological conditions and check if you are exposed to danger by nature of your activity or your specific location. Do not take any avoidable risks
17:00 Sunday 05/01/2025 to 12:00 Thursday 09/01/2025 Sunday night and much of the coming week will be very cold.
Severe frost and icy patches in many areas. Lying snow in some areas will be slow to clear.
You can report any damage to ESB Networks by contacting our emergency phone number: 1800 372 999/021 238 2410 (24 hours/7 days). ESB power check service can be accessed to report and/or ascertain power outages in your area.
Carlow County Council's Homeless Services operates an extended Cold Weather Protocol from November 1st, 2024 to March 31st, 2025. With the assistance of funding provided by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and in accordance with the Regional Homeless Action Plan, Carlow County Council is operating a cold weather initiative for anyone that is homeless and rough sleeping. This scheme operates throughout the winter period and any person that is rough sleeping may contact Carlow County Council to avail of an overnight bed during the winter period.
Anyone that is rough sleeping should make contact with homeless services by email to homeless@carlowcoco.ie or during office hours phone 0599172496 . After office hours phone 059 9170300.
If any member of the public sees a person rough sleeping they may report this and a member of the homeless services team will investigate. The homeless team will also actively carry out patrols in the town areas and make contact with homeless people at risk during extreme weather.
The public are advised to stay away from areas of high ground where there may be significant accumulations of snowfall and be inaccessible such as Mt. Leinster. The L-3005-23 road from Carroll’s Cross to Tomduff at the Nine Stones will be closed from 14:00 hrs Saturday 04/01/25 until the period of severe weather ends. Local access will be available from Tomduff side only.
Contact Details:
The contact number for Carlow County Council Out of Hours Assistance for Local Authority services of an urgent nature is 059 9170300.
A Severe Weather Event Control Centre will be established in response to the severe weather alert on Sunday 05/01/25 from 09:00 hrs to 20:00hrs 059 9170302 and the email address to report to the centre is weatheremergency@carlowcoco.ie.
Fire/An Garda Síochána/National Ambulance Service 999/112, Water and Wastewater (Irish Water) 1800 278 278 ESB 1800 372 999 Gas Networks Ireland 1800 205 050 Transport For Ireland https://www.transportforireland.ie/ Met Éireann Weather Warning:
Leinster - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service https://www.met.ie/leinster-forecast.html Warnings & Advisories - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service https://www.met.ie/warnings-today.html Weather warnings explanation - Met Éireann - The Irish Meteorological Service https://www.met.ie/weather-warnings
