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#PAYOUTS

Minister meets insurers amid claims customers left underpaid following Storm Ophelia and Emma

Mar 3rd 2019, 7:30 AM 9,249 12
#SHUT UP SHOP

Government to block proposals to close all places of work during Status Red weather alerts

Apr 18th 2018, 7:30 AM 33,633 41
#SHERKIN ISLAND

Cork island left without phone and broadband for six months after Storm Ophelia

Apr 16th 2018, 11:53 AM 19,391 29
#BEAST FROM THE EAST

Are You More Like Storm Ophelia Or Storm Emma?

Mar 3rd 2018, 7:30 PM 6,040 1
#RED ALERT

'Beast from the East is coming our way': Leo says weather advice will be clear about whether to stay home from work

Feb 27th 2018, 8:42 AM 96,803 89
#ON THE RUN

Three monkeys staged an escape from their enclosure in Dublin Zoo during Storm Ophelia

Jan 17th 2018, 10:07 AM 33,300 28
#2017 ANNUAL REVIEW

Last year broke records for winds, temperatures and summer rainfall

Jan 4th 2018, 9:04 AM 11,361 29
#CLEAN-UP COSTS

Over €7 million paid out to cover cost of Storm Ophelia damage

Jan 2nd 2018, 1:39 PM 7,591 5
#STORM OPHELIA

Government won't tell businesses to close during red weather alert, but companies must draw up guidelines

Nov 11th 2017, 8:15 AM 15,425 48
#STORM OPHELIA

Widow of man killed in Storm Ophelia wants official 'stay at home' guidelines in status red alerts

Nov 10th 2017, 12:52 PM 35,494 93
#CONSERVATION

Locals to gather in Cork to remember 600 trees 'lost' in Storm Ophelia

Oct 29th 2017, 8:15 AM 39,765 67
#SHAKE YOUR TREE

Storm Ophelia shook a blanket of apples out of a Tipperary cider orchard

Oct 25th 2017, 4:21 PM 46,465 27
#CORK AND WICKLOW

Two men die in separate accidents while repairing storm damage

Oct 23rd 2017, 7:36 AM 27,976 6
#EMERGENCY

See the Ophelia warnings on TV on Sunday? That was Ireland's emergency broadcasting system in action

Oct 21st 2017, 9:30 PM 39,704 59
#MICHEAL PYKE

Storm Ophelia's first responders: 'When I heard the name of the casualty, I realised it was my first cousin'

Oct 21st 2017, 1:28 PM 22,230 3
#STORM BRIAN

Ferries cancelled amid fears over expected 'tidal surge' in Cork tomorrow evening

Oct 19th 2017, 9:13 PM 28,030 35
#STORM OPHELIA

After some confusion, hospitals told to pay doctors and nurses who didn't go to work on Monday

Oct 19th 2017, 5:41 PM 25,365 17
#POWER UP

Over 80% of homes and businesses that lost power in Storm Ophelia are back online

Oct 19th 2017, 8:28 AM 5,905 17
#RED WARNING

Storm Ophelia surfer: 'The picture makes the ocean look rough... but it wasn't really that significant'

Oct 19th 2017, 6:10 AM 67,264 140
#OPINION

Thank you: A letter from my Ophelia-hit house to those who helped us

Oct 18th 2017, 9:30 PM 25,604 15
#HOW LONG?

The ESB is providing estimated recovery times for the 30% still without power after Ophelia

Oct 18th 2017, 4:00 PM 26,174 36
#STORM OPHELIA

'People need to take responsibility': Laws could punish those who put emergency services at risk

Oct 18th 2017, 12:14 PM 11,986 68
#RAIN RAIN RAIN

Status Yellow rainfall warning issued for 14 counties tomorrow

Oct 18th 2017, 11:10 AM 105,743 38
#OPHELIA

'Sunday night, I made a commitment that there'd be no homeless people on the streets of Cork'

Oct 18th 2017, 6:00 AM 32,166 5
#GOOD NEWS

Of 385,000 properties that lost power during Ophelia, 248,000 have had it restored

Oct 17th 2017, 7:02 PM 33,479 35
#STATUS RED

As it happened: The aftermath of Storm Ophelia is being assessed across the country

Oct 17th 2017, 6:27 PM 92,997 36
#UNPRECEDENTED

'It was like driving through a war zone': Cork picking up the pieces after Storm Ophelia

Oct 17th 2017, 5:43 PM 30,164 14
#STORM OPHELIA

Should employees go to work during a red weather alert? Leo agrees to issue guidelines

Oct 17th 2017, 4:34 PM 84,689 83
#BRIANSTORM

'Storm Brian' isn't comparable to Ophelia - and isn't even a storm yet

Oct 17th 2017, 11:49 AM 56,678 33
#DRAFT LEGISLATION

It could become a criminal offence to recklessly endanger emergency workers during a status red warning

Oct 17th 2017, 10:12 AM 29,947 121
#POLL

Poll: Should people who ignore emergency services advice during a status red warning be arrested?

Oct 17th 2017, 9:39 AM 41,698 100
#STORM FALLOUT

School closures, power outages and widespread disruptions: How Ophelia will affect Ireland today

Oct 17th 2017, 8:55 AM 50,760 25
#OH OPHELIA

20,000 homes are without water and another 360,000 could lose theirs because of Ophelia

Oct 17th 2017, 8:40 AM 12,096 6
#RIP

Third victim of Storm Ophelia named as Louth father of two

Oct 17th 2017, 7:54 AM 39,258 32
#AFTERMATH

Status red warning lifted as country to be calm and dry today

Oct 17th 2017, 7:15 AM 14,398 28
#OPHELIA

In pictures: Storm Ophelia blew a trail of destruction through Ireland yesterday

Oct 17th 2017, 6:30 AM 28,757 15
#STATUE

Gardaí investigate theft of Mother and Child statue from Finglas during Storm Ophelia

Oct 17th 2017, 6:25 AM 20,833 21
#STORM DAMAGE

Storm Ophelia ripped the roof off Ireland today

Oct 16th 2017, 11:05 PM 210,434 67
#EVENING FIX

Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Oct 16th 2017, 8:58 PM 20,810 2
#EYE OF THE STORM

Three men rescued from Ophelia off yacht in Co Wexford

Oct 16th 2017, 8:16 PM 33,022 25