All visitors with bookings are being contacted.

Fota Wildlife Park has taken the decision to close to the public tomorrow, Thursday, August 20th in light of Met Éireann’s Status Orange wind alert, with Storm Ellen on track to hit Cork, Kerry, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Limerick and Waterford tonight.

“Please note we will be closed Thursday, August 20th, due to the predicted extreme weather of #StormEllen.” the park said in a statement.

“We apologise for the inconvenience caused. This decision is for the safety of our animals, staff and visitors. We thank you for your patience and understanding.”

***Please Note we will be closed Thursday, August 20th, due to the predicted extreme weather of #StormEllen
We are in the process of contacting directly all bookings for this date, if you booked to visit the park for this date please stand by for a direct contact update pic.twitter.com/6v2dIv8EhH

— Fota Wildlife Park (@fotawildlife) August 19, 2020

“We are in the process of contacting directly all bookings for this date, if you booked to visit the park for this date please stand by for a direct contact update.”