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Met Éireann this morning issued a Status Orange weather warning for five counties including Mayo. The weather warning will last from this evening, Wednesday, January 11 until Friday night, January 13.

Mayo saw higher mean temperatures and lower total rainfall in 2016 compared to 2015 according to the records from Met Eireann's four weather stations in the county. The warmest mean monthly temperature recorded in the county was in Newport in August at 15.5 degrees, with the Claremorris station recording a monthly mean high temperature of 15.1 degrees in August also, while in the same month Knock Airport recorded a monthly mean year high of 14.4 degrees with Belmullet's station recording its monthly mean high for the year of 14.6 degrees in June.

2016 was one of the warmest of the last 116 years, with winter rainfall in the west being only half the amount it normally is, Met Eireann announced last night when they published their weather review of the year.

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Flood Relief, Eugene Murphy, has welcomed the Government’s acceptance of his motion on flood prevention and insurance. Deputy Murphy brought his motion forward during Private Members time in the Dáil this week.

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Flood Relief Eugene Murphy has welcomed the Government’s acceptance of his motion on flood prevention and insurance which he brought forward during Private Members time in the Dáil last week.

This time last year large swathes of the county were under water with flooding in the south Mayo area particularly bad, the issue once again raised its head at the December meeting of Mayo County Council this week. The elected members were given a presentation by senior executive engineer Dave Mellett in regard to how the council should make a submission to the OPW on the Draft Flood Risk Management Plan for the Moy and Kilalla Bay and Erriff, Clew Bay, Blacksod, Broadhaven.

Mayo Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary says owners of homes and businesses which were devastated by Storm Desmond last year are extremely worried about repeat flooding this year. Despite a raft of promises, no flood defence schemes have been progressed in the county, and home and business owners are seriously concerned that their premises could be put at risk.

Mayo County Council is advising householders to take precautions to prepare for the winter weather ahead. The council has outlined a number of measures which, if taken, will help people to cope satisfactorily even if the weather gets extremely cold.

Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Flood Relief, Eugene Murphy, has given a cautious welcome to the recommendations of a new report, published by the Office of Public Works, to relocate families living in flood-prone areas.