Many car parks and other public areas have been closed today as Storm Amy is due to hit the west coast, with events planned for the day cancelled.
A status yellow weather warning is in effect for Galway today, with a more serious Orange warning due to be in place from 2pm until 10pm Friday.
Galway City Council has issued the following notices for the storm:
- Toft Car Park will be closed off to the public until further notice.
- Salthill Car Park will be closed off to the public until further notice.
- Silverstrand Road will be closed off to the public until further notice.
- Ballyloughane Beach Road will be for local access only until further notice.
- Crews will be on site monitoring weather conditions, and road closures may need to be implemented if required along sections of Salthill/Seapoint Promenade and Grattan Road.
All Galway City Council woodlands are closed today through to Saturday, pending inspections by council staff.
Spot flooding may occur throughout the city – please be mindful of other road users in areas with spot flooding, in particular pedestrians and cyclists.
Eastside Arts Festival events scheduled for today are cancelled. For further updates, see https://eastsideartsfestival.ie/
Galway City Museum will close early at 1pm on Friday. For further updates, please see Galway City Museum social media accounts.
Road users are being advised to be careful of fallen trees and flying debris today as Galwya could be hit by Gale force winds from Storm Amy.
The public is advised to stay away from coastal areas during this period. The Irish Coast Guard are appealing to people to “Stay Back, Stay High, Stay Dry”.
