Daily Archives: March 2, 2018

Snow on St Patrick’s Hill, 2 March 2018

March 2, 2018Cork City Events, Cork History, Kieran's Council Work, Landscapes, Uncategorizedadmin

Today’s uphill climb on Cork’s hill of hills in the snow – St Patrick’s Hill – here for a few hours there were snowball fights, snowmen making, sledding on bags and cardboard – set against the backdrop of Shandon, North Cathedral, steps, steeples, lanes, curving avenues, railings, inclines, red brick, sandstone ridges, and young and old, neighbours, friends, visitors, strangers – all enjoying themselves 🙂

Severe Weather Alert, Cork City Council

March 2, 2018Kieran's Council Work, Uncategorizedadmin

PRESS RELEASE – Treacherous Driving Conditions Continue

2 March 2018, 12.40pm

Cork City Council’s Emergency Services continue to respond today to the severe weather conditions that have hit the region since early morning.

An Garda Síochana has advised the City Council that conditions across the region have become increasingly treacherous and that the public are advised to stay of the roads unless absolutely necessary. If there is a need to make an essential journey, people are asked to exercise extreme caution.

Snow is continuing to fall and conditions locally will continue to remain very poor. The City Council is echoing the advice of an Garda Síochana, in relation to driving conditions. Cork City Council is urging the public to avoid making unnecessary journeys and to stay indoors until severe weather conditions have improved. City Council salt and gritting crews are working throughout the day treating priority roads and snow ploughs have been deployed to assist with the road treatment operations.

In this regard weather and atmospheric conditions will remain under review and a further update will issue later today.

Cork City Council’s Crisis Management Team will remain in place throughout the day and will monitoring on-going poor weather conditions. A further update will issue later today.

ENDS

Severe Weather Update, Cork City Council, 2 March 2018

March 2, 2018Kieran's Council Work, Uncategorizedadmin

PRESS RELEASE – SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE

2 March 2018, 8.45am

Cork City Council’s Crisis Management Team has reconvened this morning and is monitoring on-going poor weather conditions.

The City Council Emergency Services remained in position overnight to respond to emergency situations. No serious incidents were reported overnight.

Snow is continuing to fall and conditions locally are very poor, with treacherous driving conditions. Because of these local conditions, Cork City Council is advising the public to avoid making unnecessary journeys. If there is a need to make an essential journey, people are asked to exercise extreme caution.

City council salt and gritting crews are working this morning to treat priority roads and snow ploughs have been deployed to assist with the road treatment operations.

High tide passed this morning without serious incident. The City Council advises that the risk of tidal flooding in low-lying areas of the city will be greatest on Saturday morning (high tide at 06.30). In this regard weather and atmospheric conditions will remain under review and a further update will issue later today.