No major damage reported in wake of Storm Barra

Storm Barra swept across Meath yesterday and today, bringing high winds and leaving up to 1,000 households in the Slane area without electricity for a good part of yesterday.

Meath County Council staff were on standby with sandbags and pumps along the coast, because of the risk of flooding at high tide yesterday but this flooding did not materialise.

Meath County Council has been actively monitoring the situation resulting from Storm Barra over the last 24 hours, with the main actions being the removal of fallen trees and branches.

Meath County Council provided various updates and safety messages on social media and it appears that these have been taken on board by the public, as there has been minimal instances of larger items causing damage, such as trampolines or outdoor furniture.

Local school children enjoyed a day off yesterday, as schools acted on government advice and closed as instructed, but there was disappointment for Meath children today as schools opened as normal in the county, despite Dubin schools remaining closed.

ESB crews were busy working to restore power across the country yesterday and a number of homes in the Slane area were without water for a short period following the power outage.

Met Eireann had issued a range of weather warnings, with Meath seeing an Orange Alert between 8am and 1pm on Tuesday.

A Status Yellow Wind warning remains in place for Meath until 6pm this evening with Storm Barra bringing strong wind and rain.