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The regular parkrun in the Castle Park has been cancelled due to weather warnings issued by Met Éireann
Runners and walkers will get a lie-in this Saturday as stormy weather forced the cancellation of Kilkenny's parkrun.
With Storm Darragh set to hit Ireland over the coming 24 hours, the organisers made the call to postpone the weekly run, which takes people on a 5km course around the Castle Park.
"We have had to cancel parkrun tomorrow due to the upcoming severe weather," they said. "Stay safe all and see you next time at parkrun."
Met Éireann has upgraded weather warnings relating to Storm Darragh across the country. Status red wind warnings have been issued for Clare, Galway, Mayo, Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo, covering Friday evening into Saturday morning. Orange wind warnings are in place for the rest of the country.
Storm Darragh is forecast to bring extremely strong, dangerously gusty north westerly winds.
The public are advised to not travel in areas where a red level warning is in place and to shelter in place during these times. Essential services operators will continue to operate services, where it is safe to do so, subject to prevailing local conditions.
A Status Yellow wind warning has been issued for Ireland. It is valid from 3pm today (Friday) to 3pm on Saturday.
The Status Orange wind warning for Leinster, Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan comes into effect from 10pm tonight (Friday) to 10am Saturday.
"Storm Darragh is forecast to bring damaging winds and very dangerous travelling conditions," said Keith Leonard, National Director of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management. "The advice to the public is not to travel at all in areas where a red warning is in place. I'm conscious that we are in Christmas party season, so it is particularly important that anyone planning a night out is aware of the forecasted conditions in their area. We are likely to see some of the most dangerous winds from 10pm tonight into the early hours.
"Travelling conditions will be very hazardous, especially for more vulnerable road users such as cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists and high-sided vehicles."
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