Thousands of homes were without power yesterday evening after the west coast was battered by winds of up to 155km/h. Storm Eleanor moved in from the Atlantic with southwesterly winds and flooded the streets of Galway city, with water 30cm deep in some places. The county got a brief reprieve yesterday afternoon but Met Éireann said that up to 10mm of rain was expected between last night and today. The forecaster said this was expected to exacerbate the flooding in Galway. The government’s national emergency co-ordination group said it would monitor and review…

Source: The Times January 04, 2018 00:02 UTC