{"id":553164,"date":"2026-07-16T18:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/553164\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:56:12","slug":"new-heat-warning-for-cork-as-hosepipe-ban-takes-effect-and-disposable-bbq-ban-urged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/553164\/","title":{"rendered":"New heat warning for Cork as hosepipe ban takes effect and disposable BBQ ban urged"},"content":{"rendered":"

A six-week hosepipe ban has come into force in six parts of the country as Met \u00c9ireann<\/a> issued a fresh status yellow high-temperature warning for Cork and eight other counties.<\/p>\n

The water conservation order applies to Dublin, south Tipperary<\/a> and parts of Kildare, Meath, Wexford and Wicklow, where restrictions will remain in place until August 26 unless conditions improve.<\/p>\n

While Cork<\/a> is not included in the hosepipe ban, the county remains under a status yellow high-temperature warning from 12pm until 8pm tomorrow, alongside Limerick<\/a>, Tipperary, Waterford<\/a>, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois and Offaly.<\/p>\n

The new warning follows an earlier near nationwide heat alert, which remains in place until tomorrow morning for all of Munster<\/a>, Connacht and several other counties.<\/p>\n

Met \u00c9ireann warned temperatures could exceed 27C, bringing an increased risk of heat stress, forest fires, drought, water safety incidents and uncomfortable sleeping conditions.<\/p>\n

Calls for barbecue ban\u00a0<\/p>\n

The latest warnings come as the Social Democrats called for a nationwide ban on the sale of disposable barbecues during periods of hot weather.<\/p>\n

Environment spokesperson Jennifer Whitmore said the Government’s decision to ask retailers not to sell disposable barbecues while weather warnings are in place does not go far enough.<\/p>\n

“As this recommendation is not legally binding, it will be a toothless, ineffective measure that risks being ignored by some retailers and their customers,” she said.<\/p>\n

\"JenniferJennifer Whitmore said the Government’s decision to ask retailers not to sell disposable barbecues while weather warnings are in place does not go far enough.<\/p>\n

She called for stronger action.<\/p>\n

“A complete ban on the sale of disposable barbecues – underpinned by multi-agency enforcement – should be put in place during periods of active hot weather alerts.<\/p>\n

“There is far too much at stake – our natural environment, our wildlife, and the safety of our firefighters and local communities – to rely on a system of self-regulation,” she added.<\/p>\n

Water restrictions\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Uisce \u00c9ireann said further hosepipe bans are being actively considered as prolonged dry weather continues to put pressure on supplies.<\/p>\n

Night-time water restrictions are already in place on 39 public water supplies, including parts of Cork, Limerick, Kerry<\/a>, Tipperary, Waterford, Galway, Donegal, Cavan, Longford, Meath, Laois, Kilkenny and Wexford.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe water conservation order applies to Dublin, south Tipperary and parts of Kildare, Meath, Wexford and Wicklow, where restrictions will remain in place until August 26 unless conditions improve.<\/p>\n

The utility said recent warm weather has driven a significant increase in water demand and urged customers to reduce non-essential water use to protect supplies for homes, hospitals, vulnerable customers and essential services.<\/p>\n

Under the hosepipe ban, activities such as watering gardens with a hose, washing vehicles and filling paddling pools are prohibited.<\/p>\n

Cork forecast\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Cork, temperatures are expected to climb into the mid to high 20s over the coming days, with parts of Munster reaching 29C today.<\/p>\n

Friday is forecast to bring highs of 25C to 27C across parts of the county, with warm nights continuing as temperatures remain between 14C and 16C.<\/p>\n

The settled conditions are expected to continue into the weekend, with daytime highs of around 24C on Saturday and 17C to 23C on Sunday before cooler nights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A six-week hosepipe ban has come into force in six parts of the country as Met \u00c9ireann issued…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553165,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[187201,185200,185249,191786,79,246,61,60,82,767],"class_list":["post-553164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-kerry-news","tag-limerick-news","tag-tipperary-news","tag-waterford-news","tag-cork-news","tag-environment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-science","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}