9 conversations every Irish person constantly has about the weather
We love talking about it. ALL THE TIME.
View Article€16.8m to fix storm damage in Co Clare
The council had earlier submitted a report to Government saying it needed €36.8m for repairs after recent bad weather.
View ArticleNot again: Clare coast braced for weekend floods
Just as €16.8m funding announced to fix recent storm damage, this happens.
View ArticleStorm funding: Who gets what for New Year devastation
Damage repair monies announced by Phil Hogan – but funding for new coastal protection works still being considered.
View ArticleSurprise, surprise! Last winter was the wettest winter since records began
According to Met Éireann’s Winter summary report, rainfalls were well over the long-term average all across the country.
View ArticleOne per cent of ALL the trees in Ireland's forests fell down in the storms
It will take Ireland’s sawmills 10 months to process all the trees which were blown over.
View ArticleChannel 4 thinks Tramore is in Britain
A video of huge waves in Tramore was used in an ad for a documentary on ‘British’ storms.
View ArticleRace to recover bodies from Korea ferry before storms hit
The confirmed death toll stands at 183 people, with 119 still unaccounted for.
View ArticleNew tornadoes lash southern US, 19 people killed in two days
Two people died after new storms in Alabama yesterday.
View ArticleTD warns that children's lives are being put at risk during storms
Education Minister Ruairí Quinn admitted that the current advice system for schools may need to be updated.
View ArticleRonaldo storms past reporters after Portugal flop, Rihanna offers her...
“Three players are down to talk to the media and I am not one of them,” he said.
View ArticleClare storm repairs ‘on hold’ because of funding confusion
A senior engineer with Clare Co Council told TheJournal.ie that the council is still waiting for clarification on project proposals from the OPW.
View ArticleRain cheque as storm payouts wipe almost €20 million off FBD's profits
Analysts think that the insurer could hike car premiums to protect profits.
View ArticleLast winter was the stormiest ever on record for Ireland
Climatologists have concluded that both the frequency and intensity of the storms makes them unique in 143 years.
View ArticleRussian man reverses out of his garage straight into a massive tornado
The footage is INTENSE.
View ArticleESB has restored power to 12,500 homes….7,500 still to go
A severe storm with lightning strikes caused the power outages.
View Article'A lot of people have no where to call home': Three dead as storms hit New...
Five inches of rain fell over 24 hours.
View ArticleIt's 30 degrees in Boston, but there are still massive piles of filthy snow...
“We’re finding crazy stuff: bicycles, orange cones, half a $5 bill.”
View ArticleWATCH: This is what the weather looks like in Galway tonight
Quick reminder: It’s August.
View ArticlePoll: Which Irish sports star should we name our next storm after?
Storm Katie? Storm Conor?
View Article‘Storm Enda’ won’t be knocking over bins and upturning sheds this winter
We won’t be getting a ‘Storm Michael’ either.
View ArticleBarney, Clodagh and Wilbert – here’s what we’ll be calling storms from now on
Members of the public got to choose the names.
View ArticleThe deadliest storms to ever hit Europe
The worst year was 1999 when two storms resulted in 140 fatalities.
View ArticleEvery Single Winter Storm Name of 2015, Rated
Storm Desmond, Storm Eva, Storm Frank, Storm Gertrude — we’ve rated ‘em all.
View ArticleMet Éireann has been crunching the numbers on our 'highly abnormal' December
Gerald Fleming called it “unprecedented in terms of our memory and records”. And here are the stats to prove it…
View ArticleIreland is exposed to extreme weather in a manner we have never seen before
Extreme weather events are inevitable, flooding doesn’t have to be, writes Eamon Ryan.
View ArticleDefinitive proof that umbrellas just don’t work in Ireland
Stop with the umbrellas, it’s pointless.
View ArticleEight people seriously injured after being struck by lightning in Germany
France, Germany and other parts of western and central Europe have been battered by deadly storms and floods over the past week.
View ArticleMet Éireann complaint says calling storms after Christian names is 'very unfair'
Over a 10 month period, Met Éireann received 112 complaints from members of the public.
View ArticleHeads up, Oisíns - Storm Oisín will be hitting Ireland and the UK next year
You know what that means. STORM OYSIN!
View ArticleAfter a hurricane killed hundreds, aid reaches Haiti
Families with destroyed homes and shattered livelihoods waited and prayed for help. Food and clean water were scarce to nonexistent.
View ArticleStorm Conor a damp squib as Ireland enjoys mild Christmas Day
There will be some gale force winds tonight, however.
View ArticleHarvey, Irma, Jose, Katia: This is how hurricanes are named
The practice of assigning names to storms began in the 1950s.
View ArticleGovernment looking to develop app for serious weather alerts
Many said they were caught completely off guard by the weather in Donegal last month.
View ArticleThere's been a rise in weather-related disasters of almost 50% and it's being...
Between 2007 and 2016, there was a 46% increases in the number of weather-related disasters.
View ArticleBrewing up a storm? War of words between UK and Irish forecasters over naming...
A storm? Channel 4′s weatherman reckoned it was tantamount to “naming raindrops”.
View ArticlePoll: Do you take weather warnings more seriously when storms have names?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
View ArticleAre You More Like Storm Ophelia Or Storm Emma?
We all know which one is the cool storm.
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