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Tuesday 27 October 2020
And I thought to myself, what the Fliuch?
Don’t get blown away out there.
Heavy rain followed by more heavy rain. Excellent.
Are you destined to be soggy-socked forever?
Get the anoraks ready.
It’s going to be windy and wet. For a change.
How are the heads this morning?
BUT IT’S THE WEEKEND. THIS ISN’T FAIR.
The weather system is going to “lose its tropical characteristics,” apparently.
It’s wellies and umbrellas for the start of the Bank Holiday weekend.
The rain is going to continue this evening. Sorry, Corkonians.
Let’s clear this up.
Parts of Ireland will be battered by Atlantic storms today. Sorry.
It’s pretty windy out there this morning.
These lads in Co Louth are fishing for compliments, surely…
Many roads around coastal areas have been affected by the bad weather. We have the latest from around the country.
Met Éireann releases new alert for this afternoon as wild weather set to continue.
Met Éireann has warned there will be no letup in the strong winds which have hit over the past week. Sorry.
Sand bags are being put in place at locations prone to flooding.
That’s Ireland buried somewhere under all that rain.
Don’t let the wet and windy weather ruin your bank holiday weekend.
Led Zepplin, Ireland’s Big Wind, Cromwell’s death…
And there’s more rain on the way
Five reports on how Ireland is coping with climate change have been published by the EPA, finding that the country is wetter and warmer and that plants and animals are being affected.
“Sure, it rains a lot, but we are used to it. We just wait it out.”
Rain, rain and more rain. We miss the heatwave.
Showers will be heavy in some parts of the country today, with scattered thunderstorms expected. And as for tomorrow…
A crisis management plan is now in operation but the hospital does not expect to be in a position to reopen its Emergency Department tonight.
Dublin City Council said that it has mobilised drainage crews, and will monitor the drainage network throughout the evening.
A mixed bag of weather is forecast in the coming days.
Well, it was good while it lasted.
We, for one, welcome our new precipitous overlords.
You’re going to need that umbrella today because rain and a bit more rain is forecast.
Looks like rain, Ted.
New evidence has shown that Ireland experienced 20 years of non-stop rain in 2345BC, around the same time as Noah’s great flood.
Customers in rural and exposed areas are still without power following the heavy snowfall in the North last week.
Some parts of Leinster and Ulster remain under a weather warning from Met Éireann until this afternoon.
There will be some showers in the east by the meteorological service says we may even see some sun tomorrow afternoon. Sun? What’s that?
Heavy flooding around Ireland, particularly in Blackpool in Cork, has left locals angry at the level of council warnings.
A ‘Status Yellow’ warning is issued for parts of the Republic as 35,000 homes in the North remain without electricity.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
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A little morning rain, then a shower
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
Variable clouds, showers around; breezy
Max: 10 °C
Min: 7 °C
Mostly cloudy, a little rain; breezy
Max: 15 °C
Min: 11 °C
