Dublin Port Closes Wall Access As Storm Eunice Warnings Upgraded

17th February 2022

MacDara Conroy

Dublin Port Company will temporarily close access to both the Great South Wall and the Bull Wall bridge tomorrow (Friday 18 February) due to the arrival of Storm Eunice.

The Great South Wall wall be closed from midnight tonight until 7am on Saturday, while bridge access to the Bull Wall will be closed from 10am to 4pm tomorrow.

These times will be subject to review and adjustment as necessary over the next 24 hours, the port company says.

Meanwhile, Met Éireann has upgraded its warnings for Storm Eunice as it tracks inland this evening.

A Status Red storm warning is now in place from Howth Head to Roches Point to Erris Head and on the Irish Sea south of Anglesey, as cyclonic variable winds veering northwesterly will reach storm force 10 or violent storm force 11 at times overnight and tomorrow morning.

There will also be a risk of coastal flooding, especially at high tide, in counties Clare, Kerry, Cork and Waterford.

For the latest updates visit Met.ie.

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