It's a mixed bag for Electric Picnic attendees but GAA fans should be happy with the forecast for Sunday's All-Ireland final.

A warm-weather warning will come into effect for parts of the country later today.

A Status Yellow rain advisory has been issued for the whole country.

Metallica's first Irish show in a decade kicks off this evening at Slane with an estimated 75,000 fans expected to attend.

ESB Networks have confirmed that around 10,000 homes, farms and businesses have no power due to Storm Hannah.

Strong winds are expected to hit Ireland over the weekend, with Met Eireann choosing to name the weather system Storm Hannah.

A status yellow snow-ice warning has been issued for 10 counties.

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is it even a heatwave if it's not on Instagram?

Met Eireann said early this week grass growth was practical non-existent, and the potato crop could only survive with the intervention of artificial watering.

After a sun-filled bank holiday weekend, the prospect for the next few days is for more of the same as the balmy weather is set to continue.

The ESB has no liability for extensive flood damage to buildings on the campus of University College Cork after floods affected large parts of Cork city in late 2009, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

The 1987 snow ruined me. Because it raised expectations that there would be similar snow every year. But most snows since then have been, quite frankly, crap, writes Colm O’Regan

Met Éireann forced a change in the names of several storms because suggestions from British forecasters were too Irish, not Irish enough, and, in one case, too similar to a country and western star.

Storm Georgina has passed over Ireland but two yellow weather warnings remain.

A roof has been blown off a house in North Dublin after high winds overnight.

Temperatures are set to plummet tonight in many parts of the country.

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If you're reading this while wearing multiple layers of clothing, then you'll be relieved to hear that it won't be so cold over the weekend.

Storm Brian has caused some flooding and travel disruption across the country, with gusts of more than 100km/h.

Officials at Fairyhouse are monitoring the weather ahead of tomorrow's fixture as Storm Brian threatens the meeting.

Hurricane Gert is heading to Ireland, but it is not expected to batter the country.

Gerald Fleming may be gone from our TV screens, but he’s as busy as ever generating forecasts from Met Éireann HQ. Jonathan deBurca Butler visits on World Meteorological Day.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

It will be a cold and frosty weekend as temperatures plummet with a risk of hail, sleet and possibly a little snow on high ground.

The Government has launched a new website to help people to prepare for the winter months.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

IN ALMOST every email I’ve received from Ireland, the UK, or Scotland for the last three months, my correspondents mention somewhere that the rain is beating on the windows as they write, writes Damien Enright

Fact 1: The Atlantic has the biggest impact on our climate. Met Eireann recently published a paper which stated that the changing temperature of the Atlantic, known as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) explains over 90% of the variation in Ireland’s land temperatures and rainfall.

Ask Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for years ....

Three weather warnings are in effect across the country this morning.

THE ‘biddies’ were out over the weekend in some rural areas, keeping alive an age-old custom that marks the coming of spring while schoolchildren here and there have been making St Brigid’s crosses in honour of the saint whose feast day is February 1.

Winter’s icy grip is set to hit northern counties over the next few days with 3cm of snow and near freezing temperatures.

Strong overnight winds have left thousands of homes without power.

Met Eireann says 2014 was wet, warm and sunny across the country with hurricane force winds recorded early in the year.

Drivers are being warned to drive with extra care tonight, as there is a risk of black ice and freezing fog.

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland is opening up a church property to rough sleepers after a homeless man died across the street from the Dáil.

Met Eireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning today with heavy rainfall expected.

* The Lough Flower and Garden Club will visit Woodcrest Garden, Newcestown, on Tuesday, June 24. Entrance €7. Members only.

Cork was the sunniest part of the country last year, with July its sunniest month since records began.

Flooding and high winds are continuing to cause problems for many homeowners and business people across the country today.