In just over 36 hours Hurricane Ophelia will hit Irish shores and with red weather warnings already in place for five counties we could be in for a battering.
The storm is currently a category 3 hurricane which is traveling East North East – which is incredibly rare and Ireland has been put on alert.
The current hurricane cone has the centre of the storm hitting the South East Coast early on Monday morning…
Unreal. Hurricane #Ophelia has reached MAJOR Cat 3 status just south of the Azores. Extremely rare. pic.twitter.com/7gm1VUTHfc
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) October 14, 2017
One area of interest that the international media are already starting to pick up on is Donal Trump’s hotel and golf course in Doonbeg…
It is perched right on the coast exactly where the storm is expected to make landfall. Trump has spoken about trying to build a wall in the past to protect the dunes and the golf course but there was fierce opposition to his plans.
The sea defences will be well tested with Ophelia passing directly over Doonbeg if it maintains it’s current track…
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