Ireland’s climate is on steroids. The extremes of recent days will become the norm
Europe as a whole is now warming twice as fast as the global average
Weather events
How a viral Wicklow ‘hills’ video shows why Ireland is visible from Wales in hot weather
No, it’s not just because there are no clouds in the sky
Casting a cynical weather eye
The warm spell has triggered an epidemic of exaggerated conversations about the weather
Visitors come to enjoy the sunny weather, but leave our town looking like a tip
Day-trippers showing disrespect and ambivalence to the place where we live
Recent record temperatures ‘rose 10 times faster than expected in stable climate’
‘Halfway to halfway’: Conference hears of State’s slow progress on cutting emissions and ‘stark impacts’ of warming climate
From Leinster in Bilbao to Irish homes: How heat is reshaping daily life
Letters warn of overheating homes, climate risk and sport disrupted by rising temperatures
‘It’s like Costa del Raheny’: Beachgoers in Dollymount make hay while the sun shines
As temperatures continue to rise, some are starting to miss a more typical Irish climate
‘Extreme event’: Here is what’s causing record-breaking temperatures in Ireland and Europe
With climate change, such extreme weather events ‘happen with more ferocity’ and could lead to deaths
May temperature record broken at Shannon Airport with more hot weather to come
Thermometer hit 28.6 degrees on Monday, breaking a spring record in place since 1997
Record-high May temperatures sweep across France
Extreme heat settles upon western Europe, with values in Spain set to reach 40 degrees
‘Everyone’s happy, there’s no negativity’: Dubliners revel in hot Irish weather
On Drury Street and beyond, city dwellers enjoy the warm temperatures outdoors
Temperatures to peak on Monday and Tuesday as heat dome hits Europe
Highest temperatures will be confined to France Spain and Portugal later this week
Up to 37,000 mortgaged households are in high-risk flood zones
Central Bank study highlights financial exposure of households to flooding events
Ireland to bask in 23 degree heat in parts in warmest weekend of the year so far
Met Éireann says temperatures to hit 24 degrees by Monday but an easterly breeze set to hit by Tuesday
One phrase has always annoyed me: ‘Remember there’s always someone worse off than you’
Am I supposed to take comfort or pleasure in the greater hardship of others? Or is it that there’s a suffering competition?
Coillte takes €80m hit from Storm Éowyn
Forestry group recorded €33.5m operating loss last year compared with €18.7 operating profit in 2024
Met Éireann issues rain warning for two counties with possibility of ‘thundery rain’
Status yellow notice issued by forecaster for counties Cork and Waterford for Thursday
Europe’s air temperatures becoming ‘dangerously high’, amid record heatwaves in 2025
Temperatures exceeded 30 degrees inside Arctic Circle as entire continent suffered extreme weather
‘Leaving Ireland is a rupture. Life splits into the before and the after’
Irishman in Tasmania: ‘I don’t want to fly back seeking something that no longer exists’
Early sunny spells to give way to rain later today, says Met Éireann
Ireland weather forecast: Although the immediate outlook is wet, best of the sunshine expected at the weekend
Gas Networks Ireland to invest €50m in network
Work is vital to ensuring energy supplies in extreme weather, utility says
Met Éireann issues thunderstorm, wind and rain warnings for several counties for today
Met Éireann says east will see sunny, if cold, conditions during the day
Storm Dave: One thousand homes and businesses still without power
Several flights cancelled over weekend following strong winds around country
Why some of Ireland’s coastal communities may need to prepare for relocation
Some communities in high risk coastal areas may need to consider relocation options
Met Éireann extends yellow wind warning for Ireland as Storm Dave approaches
Storm is expected to hit at 1pm on Saturday, bringing gales and rainy weather until 2am on Sunday
Storm Dave to bring strong winds and cold temperatures as Met Éireann issues yellow warning
Windy weekend will bring gales in coastal areas before a bright but breezy Easter Sunday
Damage from climate change extensive across Ireland in 2025, advisory council says
Extreme weather brought drought, deluges, destruction and disease costing hundreds of millions of euro
Met Éireann forecasts wintry weather with sub-zero temperatures
Mix of sun and showers due in coming days, with similar weather expected for the weekend, says Met Éireann
Ireland must prepare ‘evacuation’ plans for coastal areas as climate change intensifies, says expert
Warning comes as World Meteorological Organisation report shows Earth being pushed beyond its limits
Flood victims experience fear, anger and despair, study finds
Irish university study finds rise in post-traumatic stress, chronic anxiety and depression after weather events
The Irish roads and bridges most at-risk from intensifying extreme weather
Transport Infrastructure Ireland analysis shows climate change threatens national routes, from motorways to rural ‘lifeline’ roads
Met Éireann to replace countrywide weather warnings with new local system
Polygon-based process will divide the country into sub-county zones
I’m renting a new-build apartment and it’s mouldy. What can I do?
Property Clinic: I don’t want to be held responsible by my landlord for the problem or for the cost of repairing it
‘I was furious’: How flood defences are dividing Clontarf
North Dublin suburb’s coastal road has been repeatedly flooded, but locals cannot agree on a solution
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