The track is shifting slightly east which is bad news for Cork. At the moment the spot it projected to make landfall is about 50km west of Cork. Hurricane winds extend 45 miles and the worst of the storm is always on the east side of the eye.
It is only a category 1 which in the Caribbean would be prepared for but not cause too much damage. But the Caribbean construct houses with hurricanes in mind and are well versed in government preparations for them. I'm guessing Ireland is not so much.
So to all your south coast Ireland biues, Shannon and Limerick too, don't take this lightly as you will get sustained winds of over 73 mph and that's not something to mess with. Make some prep on your property, consider where you park your car (i.e. not anywhere within falling distance of a tree or below sea level) and a few hurricane essentials like drinking water, food, a torch etc.
It won't wreck you like St Maarten or Barbuda but it will cause damage unless all your jarg leprechaun luck weakens the storm significantly before it makes landfall. It's more powerful that the wind Michael Fish got wrong in 1987 and the southern English bells still talk about it like it was a monster storm.
