rain

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Status yellow wind and rain warnings issued for entire country on St Stephen's Day
Status yellow wind and rain warnings issued for entire country on St Stephen's Day
Met Éireann have issued two separate status yellow weather warnings for the entire country for St Stephen’s day and Sunday, December 27. Wind Warning A status yellow wind warning will come into effect from 3pm on St Stephen’s day.

Fri, 25 Dec, 2020

Storm Aiden: Flood warning issued for Cork city as 'damaging gusts' expected
Storm Aiden: Flood warning issued for Cork city as 'damaging gusts' expected
The forecaster says there will also be very high seas around coastal areas, and there is a risk of associated coastal flooding. 

Fri, 30 Oct, 2020

Cork floods: Taoiseach pledges support for devastated businesses
Cork floods: Taoiseach pledges support for devastated businesses
Micheál Martin: 'Today’s flood event, which has caused damage estimated to run into millions of euro, is further evidence of the need to progress flood defence works in the city to prevent such flooding occurrences in the future.'

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020

Businesses commence clean-up as coastal flooding lashes West Cork
Businesses commence clean-up as coastal flooding lashes West Cork
It was a sense of deja-vu for frustrated businesses in West Cork this morning.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020

Cork floods: 'It has closed us down for the last two days of trading'
Cork floods: 'It has closed us down for the last two days of trading'
Devastated businesses are counting the cost of flood damage this morning. 

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020

Pádraig Hoare: Weary businesses robbed of last chance for trade by floods
Pádraig Hoare: Weary businesses robbed of last chance for trade by floods
The floods, a constant menace circling Cork for many years, returned once more.

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020

Cork city centre badly hit by early morning floods
Cork city centre badly hit by early morning floods
There are reports of traffic jams in and around Cork city centre this morning, as city officials tackle significant spot flooding in several areas. 

Tue, 20 Oct, 2020

Status Yellow wind warning in place for Cork, Kerry and Clare
Status Yellow wind warning in place for Cork, Kerry and Clare
A status yellow wind warning is in place for counties Cork, Kerry, and Clare. Very windy conditions are expected in parts of Munster this morning and afternoon.

Thu, 24 Sep, 2020

Summer weather July 8th 2020
July was 'cool and wet' with Kerry having its wettest July day for 80 years - Met Eireann
The country had less than a week's worth of "mostly dry" days last month, according to Met Eireann's monthly report for July.

Wed, 05 Aug, 2020

Weather warning issued for Munster and Leinster counties
Weather warning issued for Munster and Leinster counties
A status yellow rainfall alert will come into place this evening for eight counties in Leinster and Munster. Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford are affected.

Sun, 26 Jul, 2020

Partial removal of hosepipe ban possible next week-Irish Water
Partial removal of hosepipe ban possible next week-Irish Water
The hosepipe ban may be lifted or partly removed next week after heavy rainfall recently.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Met Éireann issue two-day rainfall warning for four counties
Met Éireann issue two-day rainfall warning for four counties
The alert for Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo, will come into effect tomorrow morning at 9am.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2020

Gusts of up to 100km/hr and heavy rain forecast as weather warnings issued for coming days
Gusts of up to 100km/hr and heavy rain forecast as weather warnings issued for coming days

Gusts of up to 100km/hr and up to 30mm of rain are forecast in parts of Ireland in the coming days as Storm Dennis batters parts of the country.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2020

Met Eireann issues rainfall warnings for five counties
Met Eireann issues rainfall warnings for five counties

A Status Yellow rainfall warning has been issued for five counties.

Fri, 27 Sep, 2019

Heavy rain and spot flooding forecast for the whole country overnight
Heavy rain and spot flooding forecast for the whole country overnight

Heavy rain is being forecast for the entire country tonight.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2019

Met Eireann forecasts thundery downpours in Status Yellow rain warning for nine counties
Met Eireann forecasts thundery downpours in Status Yellow rain warning for nine counties

A Status Yellow rainfall warning is in place for Connacht, Donegal, Clare, Limerick and Kerry.

Sun, 04 Aug, 2019

Status yellow weather warning in place for whole country
Status yellow weather warning in place for whole country

Met Éireann says heavy, thundery downpours in short spaces of time will lead to localised spot flooding.

Fri, 19 Jul, 2019

Status yellow rainfall warning in place for 11 counties
Status yellow rainfall warning in place for 11 counties

The warning came into effect at 7am and will be in place until 6am tomorrow.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2019

Here's what the weather will be like for the Bank Holiday weekend
Here's what the weather will be like for the Bank Holiday weekend

Anyone hoping for sunshine on the Bank Holiday weekend will be disappointed as there is plenty of rain predicted by Met Éireann.

Fri, 31 May, 2019

Status Yellow rainfall warning in place for five counties
Status Yellow rainfall warning in place for five counties

There is a status yellow rainfall warning currently in place for five counties.

Wed, 29 May, 2019

Temperatures to hit 21 degrees this week but showers look set to return
Temperatures to hit 21 degrees this week but showers look set to return

There will be a real feel of summer this week as the mercury begins to climb, according to Met Éireann.

Mon, 13 May, 2019

Latest: Unsettled weather continues for bank holiday weekend
Latest: Unsettled weather continues for bank holiday weekend

Tonight, there will be showers of rain, hail and sleet as well as some of snow especially in parts of Ulster, Connacht and Munster but with limited accumulations.

Sat, 16 Mar, 2019

Wind and rain weather warnings in place for the weekend
Wind and rain weather warnings in place for the weekend

Met Eireann has issued two weather warnings for the weekend.

Sat, 02 Mar, 2019

Update: Country hit by power outages and floods as Storm Deirdre hits
Update: Country hit by power outages and floods as Storm Deirdre hits

Parts of the country are still being hit by power outages this evening.

Sat, 15 Dec, 2018

'Potential for severe weather': Met Éireann issues Status Yellow warning for Saturday
'Potential for severe weather': Met Éireann issues Status Yellow warning for Saturday

It looks like there is no end in sight to the miserable weather, with wind and rain set to put a dampener on the festive spirit this weekend.

Thu, 13 Dec, 2018

Met Eireann warns of heavy rain with chance of floods on south coast
Met Eireann warns of heavy rain with chance of floods on south coast

The warning is valid from 3pm tomorrow until noon on Wednesday.

Mon, 03 Dec, 2018

Status Yellow rainfall warning in place for two counties
Status Yellow rainfall warning in place for two counties

A Status Yellow rainfall warning issued by Met Éireann is currently in place for tow counties.

Fri, 23 Nov, 2018

Rainfall warning issued for Dublin, Louth, Wicklow and Meath
Rainfall warning issued for Dublin, Louth, Wicklow and Meath

A small craft warning is also in place with east to northeast winds set to increase to force 6 or higher today on all Irish coasts.

Tue, 20 Nov, 2018

Wind and rain warnings forecast gusts up 110km/h and 40mm of rain today
Wind and rain warnings forecast gusts up 110km/h and 40mm of rain today

Two Status Yellow wind and rain warnings are coming into effect for most parts of the country later this morning.

Fri, 09 Nov, 2018

WATCH: This is every Irish mammy during a weather warning
WATCH: This is every Irish mammy during a weather warning

Buckle down the trampoline!

Fri, 12 Oct, 2018

Status yellow weather warning issued for entire country as Storm Ernesto to bring heavy rain
Status yellow weather warning issued for entire country as Storm Ernesto to bring heavy rain

Pack the brolly!

Fri, 17 Aug, 2018

Some showers this week but high temperatures could return for weekend
Some showers this week but high temperatures could return for weekend

Don't pack the sun cream away just yet.

Mon, 16 Jul, 2018

Drivers urged to be cautious as rain returns
Drivers urged to be cautious as rain returns

Dublin Fire Brigade is warning drivers to take care on the roads as the rain returns.

Sun, 15 Jul, 2018

It rained in Cork like and Twitter went mad boy
It rained in Cork like and Twitter went mad boy

It couldn't really be called a deluge but a few drops of rain fell in Cork and everyone went a bit crazy.

Wed, 04 Jul, 2018

Storm Hector: Status Yellow wind warning updated to include 13 counties; Status Orange wind warning for four
Storm Hector: Status Yellow wind warning updated to include 13 counties; Status Orange wind warning for four

All the sunshine was good while it lasted!

Wed, 13 Jun, 2018

Latest: Met Éireann issue Status Orange weather warning for 15 counties
Latest: Met Éireann issue Status Orange weather warning for 15 counties

Met Éireann has issued a nationwide warning for thunder.

Fri, 08 Jun, 2018

Status yellow rainfall warning in place for tomorrow; Thunderstorms and spot flooding expected
Status yellow rainfall warning in place for tomorrow; Thunderstorms and spot flooding expected

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow rainfall warning for the entire country tomorrow.

Thu, 31 May, 2018

Met Éireann issues status yellow rain warning for 11 counties
Met Éireann issues status yellow rain warning for 11 counties

Met Éireann has issued a warning for heavy rainfall across 11 counties.

Sun, 20 May, 2018

Man dies after being washed into harbour as wild weather batters parts of UK
Man dies after being washed into harbour as wild weather batters parts of UK

A man has died after being washed into a harbour as strong winds and heavy rain battered parts of Britain, emergency services have said.

Mon, 30 Apr, 2018

Rain leaves thousands more farms short of feed
Rain leaves thousands more farms short of feed

Up to 2.6in of rain in Munster over the past nine days plunged thousands of extra farmers deeper into fodder crisis.

Thu, 19 Apr, 2018

Met Eireann warns of local flooding after heavy rain
Met Eireann warns of local flooding after heavy rain

Met Eireann is warning of some localised spot flooding in parts of the country this morning.

Tue, 17 Apr, 2018

Two weather warnings for heavy rain and gusts of up to 110km/h in place for today
Two weather warnings for heavy rain and gusts of up to 110km/h in place for today

Two separate weather warnings are coming into force this morning with strong winds and heavy rain.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2018

Threat of spot flooding in southern counties as Status Yellow rainfall warning takes effect
Threat of spot flooding in southern counties as Status Yellow rainfall warning takes effect

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) are urging drivers to exercise caution on the roads as a Status Yellow rainfall warning takes effect from 6pm this evening.

Thu, 05 Apr, 2018

Irish customers are sure to make use of Deliveroo's 'rainy day' offer
Irish customers are sure to make use of Deliveroo's 'rainy day' offer

It is true about the Irish, we are obsessed with the weather, rain hail or shine.

Tue, 03 Apr, 2018

Latest

Puzzles logo
IE-logo

Puzzles hub

Visit our brain gym where you will find simple and cryptic crosswords, sudoku puzzles and much more. Updated at midnight every day. PS ... We would love to hear your feedback on the section right HERE.
Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News