Irish lorry drivers at risk of being stranded in British ports on Christmas Day, haulage body says
Stormy conditions and damage to ferry at Fishguard compound festive season challenges for hauliers as Holyhead port remains closed
Weather Events
‘We need Macron to act.’ The view in Mayotte, the French island territory steamrolled by cyclone Chido
Emanuel Macron has visited France’s Indian Ocean department devastated last weekend’s storm but for some residents promises of support from Paris ring hollow
Harris and Welsh first minister discuss progress at Holyhead port
Irish and Welsh leaders pledged to review progress again in January, with no reopening expected before at least the middle of the month
Macron in angry exchange with residents of cyclone-hit Mayotte
‘If it wasn’t for France, you would be in way deeper s**t,’ French president tells people in the country’s poorest overseas territory
Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues wind alert for eight counties
Strong winds and ‘large’ coastal waves are forecast for affected counties in the north and west
Macron told ‘Mayotte is demolished’ as president arrives to survey damage from cyclone Chido
It is feared hundreds or even thousands of people died in storm, much higher than figure of 31 deaths given by authorities
Weather: No chance of a white Christmas, Met Éireann says
Met Éireann says next week’s conditions set to be milder than usual for late December
Holyhead port closure: Thousands face anxious wait over crossings to Ireland in the run-up to Christmas
Major food retailers confident closure ‘will have very limited impact on customers, now that contingency plans are in place’
Cyclone Chido: Mayotte authorities fear hunger and disease
Storm laid waste to large parts of the archipelago off east Africa
Progress and success are not the same thing when it comes to climate action
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil naively believe they can have policies that both increase and decrease carbon pollution at the same time, and still be rewarded for making a good effort
Mayotte cyclone: Rescuers race to find survivors after islands’ strongest storm in 90 years
Hundreds, possibly thousands, are feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits French territory in Indian Ocean
Cyclone Chido: Hundreds feared dead after storm hits French island of Mayotte
Chido is strongest storm to hit Indian Ocean island of Mayotte in more than 90 years
Holyhead Port closure: Christmas parcels destined for Ireland stuck in Britain due to storm damage
Holyhead Port was badly damaged during Storm Darragh last weekend, leading to some hauliers using other routes
First Dublin performance of Mary Poppins musical cancelled due to Storm Darragh
Shipping of large parts of show’s set from UK was delayed and subsequently made ‘impossible’ by closure of Holyhead port
Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues cold warning for much of country, with icy conditions forecast
Met Éireann warns it will be ‘very cold’ tonight with minimum temperatures of -3 degrees or lower
Storm Darragh: Power still out at 35,000 premises
ESB Networks warns outages could last a week after strongest storm to hit Ireland since 2020
Storm Darragh: Train lines reopen but thousands remain without power in the North
Public reminded to stay clear of any damaged electricity equipment and to keep children and animals away
‘It is like losing an old family member’: Storm Darragh fells scores of rare trees at Co Wicklow botanic gardens
More than 120 trees did not survive high winds experienced at Kilmacurragh arboretum, which is closed until further notice
Storm Darragh clean-up continues with some facing up to a week without power
Work continues to return transport, electricity and water services to normal after Ireland hit by strongest winds for four years
Storm Darragh: Power outages could last for days after Ireland battered by strongest winds for years
Weather Ireland: National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management urges public ‘to continue to take care’ in aftermath of storm
Storm Darragh: Hundreds of thousands of premises without power amid ‘extensive damage’ to electricity infrastructure
Weather Ireland: Bus, rail and ferry services disrupted as storm crosses Ireland
Storm Darragh welcomes All-Ireland League back after break with Clontarf heading to Ballynahinch
Leinster’s match-winner in Ulster James Culhane benched for UCD’s fixture against Terenure
Storm Darragh: Red wind warnings in place for six counties with ‘very violent conditions’ forecast
Wicklow set to be final county to fall under highest level of alert overnight with additional orange warning in effect nationwide from Friday night
Storm Darragh: Emergency taskforce meets as heavy rain and strong winds expected
Met Éireann issues status orange wind warnings for 10 counties on Friday and into Saturday
November was Ireland’s 10th warmest since 1900, with temperatures 1 degree above average
November 1942 remains the driest November on record, while the same month in 2009 remains the wettest
Jet stream that affects Ireland’s weather is seeing increased ‘wobbles’. Here’s what that may mean
US scientists who completed first global map of extreme heatwaves say striking new phenomenon is emerging across the planet
Ireland weather: Outbreaks of rain expected on election day as cold weather turns unsettled over weekend
Met Éireann says more persistent rain will spread from southwest as electorate heads to the polls
Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues freezing fog warning for 17 counties as temperatures of minus three degrees forecast tonight
Temperatures set to drop to minus 3 degrees overnight, but warmer conditions expected on Thursday
Ireland weather: Storm Bert clean-up continues as more moderate wind and rain forecast
Monday should see some sunshine and scattered showers, but a chance of hail and even thunderstorms
Up to 2ft of water in streets of Killybegs as calls are made to reopen emergency flooding scheme
Major cleanup continues in areas worst affected by storm, including Donegal, Cork, Limerick and Kerry
Storm Bert live updates: 11,000 homes and businesses remain without power in counties worst affected
Several yellow weather warnings in place across country as Storm Bert brings flooding and travel disruption
Storm Bert: Met Éireann red weather warnings in Cork and Galway as ‘multi-hazard’ storm hits all of Ireland
Public in Cork and Galway urged to ‘shelter in place’ as ‘complex, multi-hazard’ storm hits
Storm Bert: Status red warnings in place with Met Éireann predicting ‘intense rain’ and high winds
Red warning for two counties while orange warning in place for six counties
Ireland weather: orange warnings for Galway, Kerry and Cork with Storm Bert to bring strong winds and rain
Intense falls of rain due between midnight and 10am on Saturday morning after cold days with snow in parts
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