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Rainy Day Concept. Hand Holding Smartphone with Weather Information show on Screen. Blurred Traffic Jam and Rain Drops on Glass
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If looking out a window won’t provide enough information on the weather, several apps are at our fingertips to help

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Letters to the Editor: Conviction of judge should encourage other victims of sexual assault
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Obituary: The diligent Irish postmistress whose weather report delayed D-Day 
Obituary: The diligent Irish postmistress whose weather report delayed D-Day 
Maureen Sweeney, who has died aged 100, has been described as the woman who saved D-Day, but she had no idea that her weather forecast would assume such significance when she went out in the early hours of  June 3, 1944 to take another hourly ...

Fri, 22 Dec, 2023

Met Éireann pays tribute to Irish woman whose forecast saved 1944 D-Day landings
Met Éireann pays tribute to Irish woman whose forecast saved 1944 D-Day landings
Kerry native Maureen Sweeney passed away at a nursing home in Belmullet on December 17, 2023. She was 100. 

Mon, 18 Dec, 2023

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