Storm

How researchers are getting better at predicting and adapting to a flooded Ireland

Met Éireann warns of potential storm impacts as Floris gathers pace

Reports of extreme weather events are still being described as rare or unavoidable, while the findings of scientists are often dismissed as inflexible dogma

Climate scientists say ‘extremely warm’ weather is becoming more normal, with the balance is being tipped from ‘unusual’ towards ‘way too hot’

Urgent Government intervention needed to back sustained reductions, says climate advisory body

Storms Éowyn and Darragh highlighted vulnerabilities, with widespread disruptions to power and water

Seen & Heard: Mercantile Hotel to reopen; hauliers’ concern over ferry schedule; locals object to plans for Dunne’s house

While politicians across Europe skirt their climate commitments, millions of people are already at risk from increasingly chaotic and dangerous weather events

Proposals follow Storm Éowyn, which left 760,000 homes without power and some customers waiting weeks for restoration

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During Storm Debi, local businesses in The Bridge Centre were plunged into crisis after an unprecedented storm surge battered the premises

We’ve been lucky so far but ‘only a matter of time before a 3m storm surge’ hits Ireland

Changes to North Atlantic oscillation could increase frequency of cold snaps, floods and storms, says study

Some consequences will be ‘irreversible over hundreds, if not thousands of years’, says UN agency

Cyclone weakens to tropical low, but ‘intense’ rainfall threatens flooding, says expert

Coleman (61), who won the 1988 All-Ireland with Galway, died after incident near home in Crumlin

Independent TD says ‘fallen trees responsible for ’95 per cent of damage’, Harris tells Dáil 12,000 premises still without electricity

Housing targets and ministerial appointments among other topics addressed as TDs reconvene

Thousands of homes, farms, schools and businesses remain without electricity

Galway GP has to dispose of vaccines due to power outages as many could be without electricity into next week

Robin McDonagh has spent a quarter of his life in the Connemara Court Hotel as his mother’s home has no electricity, heat or water

Repair crews from Austria, Finland arrive to assist ESB in restoring power

Storm Éowyn aftermath: Anger and frustration are evident in Castlerea over lack of power, water and phone services

Up to 100,000 customers likely to be without power for the rest of the week

ESB Networks says 246,000 customers still without power as Ireland now feels the effects of Storm Herminia

Maura Adshead, whose home was damaged, believes extreme weather is linked to climate change

‘The damage is terrible’: A Cork family is forced to move to a Mallow hotel after a tree came through their house roof

Record-breaking winds at Mace Head may be down to a relatively rare meterological phenomenon

Galway sees record-breaking 183km/h wind recorded at Mace Head with previous record of 182km/h set in Limerick in 1945

Higher premiums for consumers likely if severe weather strikes more often, industry figures warn

Red warning in effect until 2pm with schools closed and tens of thousands of properties without power

Status red warning has passed for capital with fire crews clearing fallen trees and some public transport services resuming

Ireland weather: Schools to close and employers told to allow remote work as Met Éireann issues red alert for Friday’s ‘extreme’ winds

Met Éireann forecasts extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h with many schools and workplaces set to close

Ireland weather: Automatic closure of education facilities triggered by Met Éireann status red warning

Forecaster issues advisory with fifth named storm of the season set to hit Ireland

During Storm Darragh last year, close to 140 mature trees were toppled at the historic National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh

Strong winds and ‘large’ coastal waves are forecast for affected counties in the north and west

Irish and Welsh ministers meet over response to port’s closure due to storm damage

About 100 households in Leitrim without electricity on Friday following Storm Darragh last week