{"id":182016,"date":"2025-11-15T12:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T12:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/182016\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T12:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T12:26:10","slug":"thousands-without-power-as-dublins-river-dodder-remains-under-close-observation-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/182016\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands without power as Dublin\u2019s River Dodder \u2018remains under close observation\u2019 \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Storm Claudia\u2019s impact continues to be felt despite the lifting of orange and yellow weather warnings with thousands of homes, farms and businesses across the country left without power following high winds overnight.<\/p>\n

According to ESB Networks the impact of the yellow level winds associated with the storm were \u201cmodest\u201d, with the power out in just under 5,000 homes, mostly in the southern part of the country.<\/p>\n

ESB Networks crews have been mobilised in impacted areas since yesterday and are responding to power outages when it is safe to do so. Real-time information on power outages and restoration times is available on powercheck.ie<\/a>. The public have been warned that if they come across fallen wires or damaged electricity network, to avoid touching or approaching the cables as they are live and extremely dangerous.<\/p>\n

Weather forecaster Met \u00c9ireann<\/a> warned people to be alert for \u201csignificant\u201d flooding and hazardous travelling conditions.<\/p>\n

\"FloodingFlooding near Newgrange in Co Meath on Friday. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd <\/p>\n

Keith Leonard, national director for Fire and Emergency Management, said local authorities had been preparing since Thursday for heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n

He said a risk of flooding would remain after the weather alerts lifted, as water levels could still rise, and that fallen leaves clogging drains were a \u201ccomplicating factor\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Dublin City Council (DCC) says the River Dodder \u201cremains under close observation\u201d, with cumulative rainfall on the Dublin Mountains exceeding 100mm since yesterday and contributing to high river levels. <\/p>\n

There are flood defence gates in place along the lower Dodder near the Aviva Stadium, where the Irish rugby team are set to face Australia this evening. That fixture, scheduled for 8pm, coincides with the evening high tide.<\/p>\n

Last night, the Dodder experienced \u201ca substantial swell\u201d, according to the DCC. Localised flooding was contained to the Dartry area of Milltown. About 2000 properties are receiving increased protection through additional flood defences. <\/p>\n

The council says about 70 flood response staff are operating citywide to address localised flooding and monitor strategic drainage and river infrastructure. There are waste management and road maintenance teams working to clear debris and ensure safe road conditions. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the first day of the Navan Racing Festival has been cancelled and transferred to Monday. After 23mm of rain, parts of the track are unfit for racing. <\/p>\n

Met \u00c9ireann<\/a> says some sunny spells will develop in the south during the afternoon along with well scattered showers. Elsewhere will stay mostly cloudy but becoming drier as the rain becomes patchier. Fresh to strong northeasterly winds will ease light to moderate by early afternoon. Highest temperatures are set to be between seven to 14 degrees, mildest in the south.<\/p>\n

It will stay rather cloudy overnight for most but largely dry with just a few spots of light rain or drizzle along with some patchy mist. Lowest temperatures of four to nine degrees generally in light to moderate northeasterly breezes. It will become clearer and colder for Ulster though with temperatures falling between two and six degrees.<\/p>\n

The forecaster says tomorrow will be dry for most tomorrow with a mix of cloud and sunny spells at first along with the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. – Additional reporting PA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Storm Claudia\u2019s impact continues to be felt despite the lifting of orange and yellow weather warnings with thousands…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[9,10,18,13,14,6,19,17,2727,11,12,15,16,5,102771,7,8,2728],"class_list":{"0":"post-182016","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-eire","11":"tag-featured-news","12":"tag-featurednews","13":"tag-headlines","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-ireland-weather-forecast","17":"tag-latest-news","18":"tag-latestnews","19":"tag-main-news","20":"tag-mainnews","21":"tag-news","22":"tag-storm-claudia","23":"tag-top-stories","24":"tag-topstories","25":"tag-weather-today"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115553711115228579","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}