{"id":664373,"date":"2026-10-24T21:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/664373\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T21:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T21:50:13","slug":"read-all-the-latest-as-storm-boelo-hits-donegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/664373\/","title":{"rendered":"Read all the LATEST as Storm Boelo hits Donegal"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE – 8.45pm<\/p>\n

More than 4,500 electricity customers are now affected by power outages across Donegal.<\/p>\n

Creeslough is the worst affected, with 2,493 customers without electricity.<\/p>\n

Four separate faults in Dungloe are affecting 780 customers, while 751 are affected by a fault listed in Donegal.<\/p>\n

A further 340 customers are affected across two faults in Gweedore, with 76 in Kilcar, 48 in Stranorlar and 13 in Convoy.<\/p>\n

ESB Networks estimates that power will not be restored in most affected areas until 2pm tomorrow, Sunday, October 25.<\/p>\n

Convoy is the exception, with restoration currently estimated for 9.30pm tonight.<\/p>\n

Crews are assessing damage caused by Storm Boelo, and restoration times remain subject to change.<\/p>\n

The latest updates are available on the ESB PowerCheck website.<\/p>\n

UPDATE – 7:45pm<\/p>\n

Flooding reported on the Carrigart-Creeslough Road. Please take caution.<\/p>\n

Main road into Brockagh is blocked due to falling trees at the back lane to Cloghan lodge.<\/p>\n

A car has been submerged in the tide this evening at Rossnowlagh beach. No injuries reported.<\/p>\n

ESB UPDATE<\/p>\n

More than 1,400 electricity customers across Donegal are without power.<\/p>\n

Dungloe is among the worst affected areas, with 954 customers without electricity across three faults, while a further 366 are affected in Gweedore.<\/p>\n

Power is not expected to be restored in these areas until 2pm tomorrow, Sunday, October 25.<\/p>\n

Other areas including Convoy and Donegal Town could see supply restored later tonight. <\/p>\n

ESB Networks said crews are assessing the damage caused by Storm Boelo and updated restoration times will be provided once affected areas have been evaluated.<\/p>\n

Customers can check the latest updates at ESB PowerCheck.<\/p>\n

LATEST – 3:45pm<\/p>\n

836 homes and businesses in Convoy and Raphoe are currently without power.<\/p>\n

According to the ESB’s PowerCheck website<\/a>, power is estimated to return there at approximately 4:15pm, but that is subject to change.<\/p>\n

Also, 24 properties are currently without electricity in the Carndonagh area.<\/p>\n

The ESB say that power will be restored there at approximately 6pm.<\/p>\n

LATEST – 3:15pm<\/p>\n

Donegal County Council is now urging against all non-essential travel as Storm Boelo has well and truly made landfall.<\/p>\n

The local authority is urging the public to “take all necessary precautions,”<\/a> and says that surface flooding has also been reported in some areas.<\/p>\n

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The current Met \u00c9ireann orange wind warning will now remain in place until 9am on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile a status red marine weather warning is also in place<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Donegal County Council can be contacted during normal business hours on 074 91 53900.<\/p>\n

In the event of an out-of-hours emergency, the Council’s Roads Service can be contacted on 074 91 72288.<\/p>\n

For emergencies requiring the assistance of the Fire Service, call 999 or 112.<\/p>\n

There have been reports of flooding already in the west and southwest of the county, including in parts of Ardara and Killybegs.<\/p>\n

Flooding has also been reported on the Glen Road, particularly in the townland of Buncroobog.<\/p>\n

The Harry Blaney Bridge has now been closed to all traffic due to high winds, and will reopen tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n

Access to the Donegal Town Pier Car Park will also be restricted from 4pm due to the risk of flooding.<\/p>\n

Let us know of any updates in your area via our social media channels, or by emailing info@donegaldaily.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UPDATE- 1:30pm<\/p>\n

A number of closures and cancellations have been announced for today, as Met \u00c9ireann’s status orange wind warning will come into effect soon.<\/p>\n

The Foyle Bridge in Derry has been closed to motorists due to high winds
\nAll of today’s FAI National League soccer games have been postponed, including fixtures for Cockhill Celtic, Bonagee United and Letterkenny Rovers
\nDonegal GAA have confirmed that all U21 fixtures in the county today have been postponed until Sunday
\nAt least three games in the Donegal Junior League have been called off today, including Arranmore United v Ramelton Mariners, Cappry Rovers v Lagan Harps & Ballybofey United v Raphoe Town
\nAll races scheduled for this evening at the Lifford Greyhound Stadium have been postponed<\/p>\n

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UPDATE – 12:30pm<\/p>\n

Met \u00c9ireann has now issued a status red weather warning for the waters surrounding County Donegal.<\/p>\n

With Storm Boelo set to arrive this afternoon, the national weather forecaster has now warned of violent, storm force 11 winds at sea in the north west.<\/p>\n

Storm force 11 winds mean that gusts at sea may reach up to 103-117 km\/h.<\/p>\n

The status red marine warning is in place for the waters between Rossan Point and the Bloody Foreland, between the Bloody Foreland and Malin Head, and from Malin Head to Fair Head.<\/p>\n

It comes into effect at 7pm this evening, and will remain in place until 6am on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

This latest update comes as a status orange wind warning has been issued for the mainland in Donegal.<\/p>\n

That warning will come into effect at 2pm this evening, and will be in place until 9am on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

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Donegal Mountain Rescue team have advised the Donegal public to postpone any hill walking, climbing or mountain activities saying conditions on high ground will be dangerous. <\/p>\n

“Met \u00c9ireann has issued a Status Orange wind warning for Donegal with gale force westerly winds and severe, damaging gusts expected. A Status Yellow wind warning runs either side of this, from 1pm Saturday to 3pm Sunday.”<\/p>\n

Our advice this weekend:<\/p>\n

Postpone any hill walking, climbing or mountain activities. Conditions on high ground will be dangerous.
\nExpect fallen trees, debris and very difficult driving conditions. Only travel if you need to.
\nBe prepared for possible power outages.
\nIf you get into difficulty in the mountains or on the coast, dial 112 or 999 and ask for Mountain Rescue or the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n

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Heavy winds and rain are already lashing Donegal as Storm Boelo sweeps in across the county throughout the day.<\/p>\n

The public has been warned that weather conditions for the West coast of Ireland including Donegal are to deteriorate throughout the day.<\/p>\n

There are already reports of trees down in Donegal as a result of strong gusts of wind earlier this morning.<\/p>\n

A Status Orange wind warning will be in effect from 2pm today until 9am on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The national forecaster said there could be damage to already weakened structures, damage to power lines and power outages.<\/p>\n

There will also be disruption and delays to public transport likely (air, rail, bus, ferry); fallen trees, large coastal waves and debris and loose objects displaced.<\/p>\n

There may also be coastal flooding where winds are onshore and very difficult travelling conditions, dangerous conditions at sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UPDATE – 8.45pm More than 4,500 electricity customers are now affected by power outages across Donegal. Creeslough is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":664374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-664373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664373","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=664373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/664374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}