There’s a sigh of relief in Clare in the wake of Storm Lorenzo.
The banner escaped the worst of the tropical storm overnight, with the strongest gust of 89 kilometres per hour recorded in Shannon at 9 o’clock this morning.
A low level wind alert was extended until this lunchtime, as sustained winds persisted into the early afternoon, but that has now been lifted.
Clare County Council says there have been no reports of any serious damage across the county. There were a small number of calls regarding fallen trees and crews are carrying out some minor clean ups on local roads.
Clare’s Chief Fire Officer, Adrian Kelly says the fact that people heeded the warnings meant it was a quite night for emergency services.
Lahinch’s new multi-million euro coastal protection works withstood its first test, with people living locally describing the tourist hotspot as pristine this morning.
Local hotelier and Past President of the Irish Hotels Federation Michael Vaughan says its made a big difference.
