Storms set records for rain, wind and waves

The spate of winter storms that swept across the country over the last three months has set new records for rain, wind and waves.

Met Éireann revealed that the frequent and persistent Atlantic systems at the end of December and into January and February saw more rain dumped on some weather stations than in more than a century.

Some €70m has been set aside to deal with infrastructure damage from the series of powerful weather systems and more money is expected to be needed.