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STORM ALERT: DONEGAL AIRPORT KNOCKED OUT BY LIGHTNING STRIKE

written by Stephen Maguire December 26, 2013
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Donegal Airport has been put out of operation after it was struck by lightning this evening.Donegal Airport facing tough year

Vital equipment at the airport was damaged leading to a cancellation of flights.

Tomorrow morning’s flights to and from the airport have also been cancelled.

Engineers will be on site tomorrow morning in a bid to repair the damage.

Passengers are currently being bussed to and from Dublin.

It comes as winds begin to pick up speeds across the country ahead of a code red storm warning for this evening.

Donegal may escape the worst of the storm but winds are expected to increase across the North West again tomorrow.

If you have any storm damage report please contact info@donegaldaily.com.

We will publish all reports once they are verified.

 

STORM ALERT: DONEGAL AIRPORT KNOCKED OUT BY LIGHTNING STRIKE was last modified: December 26th, 2013 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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