Plans are being drawn up to ensure future weather storms will not trap people in a famed seaport town.

This week I’m sharing some tips to help you make the most of your freezer space. 

It was a once-in-a-lifetime event — we hope — Hurricane Ophelia, roaring across Ireland on October 16, and it wasn’t until five days later that we could enter our local woods with any degree of safety, writes Damien Enright

Yesterday evening, with the sun about to disappear over the horizon, I went to check out a few bullocks that seemed to be in a terrible state of agitation.

Peter Dowdall on the devastating aftermath of Ophelia on our tree population.

There have been calls for a full review of Cork City’s tree policy after it emerged that Storm Ophelia may have knocked up to 600 trees citywide — with the clean-up expected to cost millions.

They were poised to reopen on Saturday, with diners confirmed, staff rostered, and food and stock ordered in.

HUMANITY passed a milestone in recent decades. For the first time, more of us live in cities than in rural settings. 

It is a place of worship, but not in the traditional sense. The towering cliffs of Inishnabro are known as the cathedral rocks as they resemble a magnificent church. Some, but not many, have come to kneel at their altar, writes Dan MacCarthy.

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

Latest: ESB Networks has continued to restore electricity supply following Hurricane Ophelia but approximately 19,500 customers remain without supply, a number of which are due to Storm Brian.

The owner of one of the country’s leading commercial tree nurseries has pleaded for state support for the sector after storm damage brought his business “to its knees”.

Seán Hogan tells Joyce Fegan how the emergency taskforce managed the crisis of Ophelia.

Towns along the south coast are braced for flooding as Storm Brian is set to batter the country. 

Met Éireann is predicting that “in general”, the winds which Storm Brian brings to the country this weekend will not be as severe as Ophelia.

A group formed following the untimely death of a Corkman have vowed to continue their efforts to raise awareness of the undiagnosed condition that led to his passing.

The weather thrown at us by the latest ‘big storm’ may not have set records but the help of neighbours was still very heartening, writes Margaret Hickey.

A customer notice from a rural pharmacy has become a social media sensation after the owners of the chemists placed a hilarious do not disturb type sign on the shop door during the worst of Hurricane Ophelia.

CORK City is on flood alert as the country braces for another massive storm.

Many rural villages in Co Cork continue to suffer in the aftermath of Storm Ophelia, with some, such as Carrignavar, still without power, water, phones, and internet connection, and hampered by fallen trees blocking roads.

Ryle Dwyer recalls the last time a hurricane hit with Debbie back in 1961, killing 15 people.

Tens of thousands of homes remain without electricity and power in the wake of Storm Ophelia as it emerged that Ireland will not qualify for any financial help from the EU to cope with the aftermath.

Ireland will not qualify for any financial help from the EU to cope with the aftermath of Ophelia because the damage caused will not reach into the billions of euro.

If Storm Ophelia proves anything it is that once-in-a-lifetime extreme weathers events are no longer that.

From Ophelia to the home of Hamlet.

Residents of one of the country’s largest inhabited islands have warned of an emerging crisis after power cuts effectively crippled their multi-million euro harbour storm gates.

It may not have looked it yesterday as people across West Cork surveyed the fallout from Hurricane Ophelia, but the area might have escaped the worst of the damage.

People have been paying tribute to the three people who died during storm Ophelia yesterday.

A Government Minister says he is "furious" with people who ignored safety warnings during yesterday's storm.

As we count the cost of Ophelia another storm front is heading in our direction.

Ireland's three main airports expect to operate as normal today with some minor delays following on from yesterday's storm.

Homeless charities say they supported 115 rough sleepers during Ophelia.

Ireland should seek EU emergency funding to help tackle the aftermath of Ophelia, according to the Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly.

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It was a one-day event, with lifelong consequences for the families of its three victims, and ongoing ramifications for households, schools, transport, businesses, the health service, forestry, and farming.

A massive clean-up operation is under way across Cork City after Ophelia left a trail of destruction.

Winds reached extraordinary strengths during Storm Ophelia, with one gust recorded at the Fastnet Rock, off Co Cork, reaching a 191km/h.

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. 

West Cork was one of the first areas to bear the brunt of Ophelia and a huge clean-up operation will continue today for the biggest storm in living memory.

Motorists and homeowners have been assured that their insurance is valid during severe weather events, despite claims to the contrary on social media.

Keep calm and listen to Nathan.

Update - 2.55pm:A man has died in Cahir, Co Tipperary while attempting to move debris brought down by Hurricane Ophelia.