Ophelia

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

home and gardens

Crab fisherman need department’s help after Ophelia

My friends, the local crustacean fishermen of West Cork’s Seven Heads, have still received no help from the Department of the Marine in replacing equipment lost during Storm Ophelia, writes Damien Enright.

golf

Golf courses picking up the pieces after Ophelia’s rage

general

The moving story behind this Hurricane Ophelia photograph

news

Latest: 6,000 still without power as work continues on electricity network

business

Neighbours show good nature in battle against Ophelia

Lessons of Ophelia - Time to heed global warning

China’s growing power simply restores its global economic clout

After Ophelia, and especially after a Fianna Fáil ard fheis, don’t forget that the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China opens in Beijing today. It may be more important.

Wed, 18 Oct, 2017

Storm Ophelia - Warnings helped keep people safe

The ferocity of Storm Ophelia was such as to subdue even the most hardened and to remind all of us of the awesome power of nature. 

Tue, 17 Oct, 2017

Fears for trees in national park

Schools, colleges, civic sites, and Killarney National Park were all closed this morning in advance of Ophelia reaching Kerry ahead of the rest of the country.

Mon, 16 Oct, 2017

Ophelia to pose life-threatening dangers today

The whole country is this morning being warned to be braced for potentially life-threatening conditions, with a myriad of dangers including flying debris, surging seas, flooding, fallen trees, and downed but live electricity wires.