Met Éireann staff advised to say Ireland could expect more frequent hotter, drier summers

A very dry spring in 2020 during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic was out of the ordinary and sparked multiple questions to Met Éireann. Picture: Larry Cummins

Staff at Met Éireann were advised to say Ireland could expect more frequent hotter, drier summers as the impacts of climate change are felt here.

Advisories said we could also expect more weather records to be broken, with severe storms becoming more likely.