STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Wind warning issued for Donegal, Mayo and Galway
A status yellow warning for winds of up to 110km/h has been issued for Donegal.
Met Eireann's warning reads: "Through Friday, southerly winds veering southwesterly will reach mean speeds of 45 to 65km/h with gusts of 85 to 110km/h, especially in coastal areas and on exposed hills and mountains.
The warning is effective on Friday from 6am through to 9pm.
A similar warning is in place for Galway and Mayo but it takes effect from 9pm on Thursday.
Marine
There are also two gale warning in place.
The first sates: "Southeast winds will reach gale force 8, occasionally strong gale force 9 on Thursday evening and early Thursday night on Irish coastal waters from Roches Point to Slyne Head to Malin Head.
The second warning states: "Southwest winds will reach gale force 8 to strong gale force 9 later on Thursday night and into Friday morning on Irish coastal waters from Roches Point to Slyne Head to Bloody Foreland.
Blight
Met Eireann is also warning that weather conditions conducive to the spread of potato blight are occurring across Ireland, lasting until Thursday night.
The Explorers Education Programme is funded by the Marine Institute and managed by Camden Education and Galway Atlantaquaria
The Creeslough Community Association Links Hub is part of the former Cope Hardware premises located on the village’s Main Street
Relay for Life takes place in Letterkenny each May
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
