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# drought - Monday 21 October, 2019
Dozens of elephants have died due to severe drought in Zimbabwe
More than five million rural Zimbabweans – nearly a third of the population – are at risk of food shortages before the next harvest in 2020.
# drought - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
Parrott ends lengthy absence of Irish players from top six English teams
An Irish player hasn’t played a first-team, competitive game for England’s elite in 2554 days.
# drought - Monday 18 March, 2019
Van Dijk: Salah goals will come for Liverpool
The Reds defender has full faith out-of-sorts striker Mohamed Salah can hit form again this season.
# drought - Saturday 6 October, 2018
Defeat in Alaves leaves Real Madrid in midst of worst goalless run in 33 years
The European Champions have now failed to score in four straight contests, something that hasn’t happened since 1985
# drought - Friday 28 September, 2018
Irish Water staff made house calls to those reported over hosepipe ban
The utility warned that fines may still be issued over the flouting of the restrictions.
# drought - Saturday 15 September, 2018
'Cristiano worked well and I think tomorrow he will score'
The star skipped Portugal’s Nations League win over Italy to focus on his new club.
# drought - Saturday 18 August, 2018
During the drought, some areas were losing half of their water supply because of leaks
While the country faced water restrictions, 50% of water was leaking in some Irish Water schemes.
# drought - Thursday 9 August, 2018
Irish climate scientists are warning that the drought in Dublin is far from over
Researchers are warning that recent rains do not even begin to undo months of deficit.
# drought - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
It's winter in Australia but some parts are experiencing the worst drought in 400 years
The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted the drought could last until October.
# drought - Tuesday 7 August, 2018
Dublin water supply could run out in 70 days
The Poulaphuca Reservoir previously had enough water for 150 days.
# drought - Friday 27 July, 2018
Hosepipe ban extended until end of August due to 'critical' situation
The most severe conditions continue to be in the east and south of the country.
# drought - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
Another new archaeological discovery in the Boyne Valley has just come to light
After two years of work, a drone photograper has found the apparent remains of a barrow cemetery
# drought - Saturday 21 July, 2018
Drought, wildfire and hosepipe bans - how countries around Europe dealt with the heatwave
With temperatures set to rise again over the weekend, we take a look at how the heatwave has had affect in some northern European countries.
# drought - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
Weather warning issued due to lack of rain in coming week
It’ll remain in place for Leinster and Munster until next Wednesday.
# drought - Tuesday 17 July, 2018
Showers across the country today - but drought warnings remain in place
There will be little change to soil moisture.
# drought - Sunday 15 July, 2018
It's raining all over the country - so take extra care if you're driving
Surfaces tend to be greasy and slippery after long dry spells – so let’s be careful out there.
# drought - Friday 13 July, 2018
Nationwide Status Yellow drought warning extended into next week
Met Éireann has said there will be small amounts of rainfall at times over the coming days.
# drought - Tuesday 10 July, 2018
It's still going to be hot this week ... but cloudy skies and scattered showers are on their way
Meanwhile, Irish Water has warned that water supplies may be at risk of significant restrictions or outages until the end of the year.
# drought - Saturday 7 July, 2018
This plan could see an iceberg being towed to Cape Town to ease drought conditions
Earlier this year, Cape Town came within weeks of forcing residents to queue for water rations at public stations as a result of a drought.
# drought - Friday 6 July, 2018
Irish Water has received 40 reports of people disobeying the hosepipe ban
Some 81 water schemes are at risk of drought and water restrictions are in place in a further 27 locations.
# drought - Wednesday 4 July, 2018
Streets washed with canal water, buses washed every third night - how services deal with water restrictions
Irish Water is appealing to the public to conserve water where possible.
# drought - Tuesday 3 July, 2018
Hosepipe ban: There has been fewer than 10 reports of water misuse
Those found in breach of the hosepipe ban could face a fine of €125.
# drought - Monday 2 July, 2018
'It’s best not to drink tea or coffee': The HSE is advising people how to stay safe during water restrictions
People are being told to fill containers with water and store it in the fridge.
It'll still be very hot this week as drought warning to remain until Friday
Another high temperature warning kicks in for most of the country this morning.
# drought - Saturday 30 June, 2018
Met Eireann issues drought warning for entire country as heatwave continues
The weather service issued the warning this morning at 11.
# drought - Tuesday 26 June, 2018
Irish Water says Dublin water restrictions could be 'unavoidable' as hot weather persists
“This is a very serious situation and we are seeking the public’s help,” Irish Water said.
# drought - Monday 25 June, 2018
Supplies already under pressure due to hot spell, Irish Water says
Met Éireann said that temperatures will reach as high as 30 over the next few days.
# drought - Thursday 10 May, 2018
At least 27 people killed after dam bursts in Kenya
Weeks of torrential rains in Kenya have led to flooding and mudslides that have left 159 dead.
# drought - Wednesday 1 November, 2017
'In that moment, I protect him': Jose Mourinho explains Lukaku penalty snub
The Belgian striker went to take a spot-check but his manager instructed Daley Blind to step up instead.
# drought - Sunday 17 September, 2017
Climate change blamed for Portugal facing its worst drought in more than 20 years
The Pego do Altar reservoir is now almost empty of water.
# drought - Sunday 9 July, 2017
Houses destroyed in 17 wildfires as California gripped by record-breaking heatwave
Over 3,000 firefighters battled the blazes yesterday.
# drought - Sunday 4 June, 2017
Opinion: 'I’ve never seen hunger and despair like I saw last week in Kenya'
With severe drought gripping many parts of East Africa, millions of people are facing starvation in the coming months, writes David O’Hare.
# drought - Saturday 25 February, 2017
Brazil's forgotten history of imprisoning citizens fleeing drought in concentration camps
Extreme droughts in the South American country in the early 20th century saw the government interning rural peasants fleeing the disaster.
# drought - Wednesday 14 September, 2016
Cork turn to Meyler to guide their U21 hurlers for the next two years
The Rebels haven’t won an All-Ireland in the grade since 1998 or a Munster title since 2007.
# drought - Sunday 24 April, 2016
14 games since his last Premier League goal, Giroud lacks confidence, says Wenger
The Arsenal boss says his team must rally around the striker.
# drought - Wednesday 7 October, 2015
'Manchester United won't end up like Liverpool' - David Beckham
David Beckham is confident Manchester United are on the verge of returning to their trophy-winning ways.
# drought - Thursday 9 July, 2015
Magnum found out by PI
Tom Selleck has been accused of stealing water – in the middle of a drought.
# drought - Monday 27 January, 2014
Messi's creativity as important as goals - Barca coach Martino
The Argentinian international has now gone eight games without a league goal for the Catalans.
# drought - Tuesday 16 July, 2013
Hosepipe ban put in place in South Tipperary
The ban will be in place until 13 August.
# drought - Thursday 9 August, 2012
Bears break into sweet shop, cars searching for food amid US drought
An exceptionally dry summer has depleted bears’ usual food supplies of berries and vegetation – pushing them further into residential areas.
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Poll: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
AS GOVERNMENT-FORMATION talks continue post-general election, some focus is now turning to the Seanad election.
The upper house consists of 60 senators who are appointed or elected in three different ways: The Taoiseach’s nominees, panels and the university panel.
There has been much discussion about the Seanad in recent years with many people viewing it as elitist and in need of being reformed or scrapped altogether. The public was asked in a referendum in October 2013 whether the Seanad should be abolished – 51.7% said No, 48.27% said Yes.
The public previously voted to extend voting rights to all graduates of Irish third-level institutions, but a law allowing this to happen has never been enacted. However, many people argue this is still unfair given how many others would still be unable to vote.
What do you think: Should voting in the Seanad election be extended?
Poll Results:
Yes, to every citizen over 18 (3194)
The Seanad should be reformed or scrapped (2349)
Yes, to all third-level graduates (911)
No, it's fine the way it is (698)
I'm not sure (150)
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