A huge and powerful extra-tropical cyclone – named Brendan – hit parts of the UK and Ireland on Monday, January 13, 2020, leading to school closures and power outages to more than 100 000 homes and businesses. Met Eireann has issued an orange warning for entire…
Storm "Atiyah" hit Ireland and the United Kingdom on Sunday, December 8, 2019, bringing high winds, rough seas, and heavy rains across the region. Widespread traffic disruptions and power outages were reported. The bad weather continued into Monday and…
Met Eireann issued Orange and Yellow weather warnings as Storm Atiyah is set to strike the country on Sunday, December 8, 2019. The Met Office has warned that massive waves, travel and power disruptions, flooding, and damages to properties are likely. Atiyah is the…
Tropical Storm "Sebastien" or its remnants are forecast to bring gusty winds and rain to portions of the Azores later today and tonight, November 24 and 25, 2019. After that, whatever is left of the storm will continue on its way toward Ireland and the…
A bright green meteor flashed through the night sky over Ireland before 19:00 LT on October 29, 2019. So far, 71 reports about the fireball were logged with the American Meteor Society (AMS). "We received 71 reports about a fireball seen over County Cavan,…
A big fireball was observed over Ireland and western parts of the UK at 21:00 LT on October 4, 2019. It is still uncertain whether it was one solitary object or two fireballs. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 22 reports from eyewitnesses in Ireland,…
Post-Tropical Cyclone "Lorenzo," now known as Storm Lorenzo, is moving toward Ireland and the United Kingdom, bringing disruptive winds and heavy rain. Lorenzo is still a powerful and very large cyclone. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 240 km…
The Irish Meteorological Service (Met Eireann) has issued Wind Warnings for Wednesday, November 28, 2018, ahead of the approaching Storm Diana. A Yellow warning is in effect nationwide and Orange for southwestern counties. Tonight will again be wet and windy, but…
Strong winds and heavy rain produced by Storm "Callum" hit Ireland and parts of the UK during the early morning hours of Friday, October 12, 2018, and will continue affecting the region into October 13. Callum is the 3rd named storm of the 2018–19…
A part of an old mine collapsed in Ireland's Monaghan County on September 24, 2018, creating huge cracks in the ground and ripping a football pitch in a half. A local school was evacuated and some playing fields at a nearby GAA club subsided an exclusion zone…
