DECEMBER 2005

Cold Weather in Donegal

The recent cold snap so early in the winter which saw temperatures drop below freezing for ten days with winds at times sweeping down from the Arctic at up to 80mph, brought only a dusting of snow to north Inishowen. However the driving winds brought heavy seas pounding the north Inishowen coastline and the waves which came over the sea wall at Bunagee were the highest for decades.

The Chairman of Donegal County Council, Dessie Larkin has said that Met Eireann should be made aware of the significance of severe weather warnings for places like Donegal. His comments came following the forecasts of heavy snows for the county in recent weeks, a forecast that subsequently proved not to be as severe as predicted. However by that stage some conferences due to be held in the county had been cancelled with a huge loss of revenue to hotels. "They should be asked to review their warnings every hour in such cases", he said.

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