Sir, – It rains, on average, anywhere from 151 to 225 days per year in Ireland, but Irish people still manage to say “There’s the rain” every single time.
Surely there’s a Guinness world record in that for the longest rain warning in history? – Yours, etc,
FIONA DALY,
Clontarf,
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Sir, – I was somewhat surprised when I heard that May just past was the warmest on record (“Met Éireann says last month was country’s warmest May on record”, News, June 5th). I await with interest as to whether this June will be found to be the coldest. – Yours, etc,
STEPHEN JAMESON,
Dún Laoghaire,
Co Dublin.
