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Storm Atiyah Update – Public Notice from National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Due to the Status Red wind warning issued for Kerry - valid from 16:00 until 19:00 today - the NPWS wishes to advise members of the public that Killarney National Park and Gardens and Muckross Park and Gardens are closed.

A Status Orange wind warning remains in place for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, and Limerick  (with Status Yellow wind and rain warning for remainder of counties).  The NPWS advises the public not to visit any National Parks, National Monuments or Nature Reserves whilst the warnings are  in place.

The following National Parks and Nature Reserves will be closed until further notice: 

  • Connemara National Park
  • Knockma Wood, near Tuam, Co. Galway
  • Derryclare Nature Reserve, Co. Galway
  • Wild Nephin, Ballycroy National Park, Co. Mayo
  • Old Head Nature Reserve, Co. Mayo
  • Laughil Wood, near Pontoon, Co. Mayo
  • Dromore Woods Nature Reserve, Co. Clare
  • Killarney National Park, House and Gardens; Muckross House and Gardens, Co. Kerry

The NPWS would ask the public for their ongoing cooperation on this matter by not entering these sites for the duration of these weather warnings. Further updates will be provided as the weather forecast becomes clearer and/or as Met Éireann weather advisory notices are updated – see www.meteireann.ie for weather warning and updates.