'Dublin bias' among complaints about Met Éireann's coverage of Storm Eunice and Franklin

An ESB Network crew working to restore power in Cork following the high winds during Storm Eunice. There were multiple other complaints as well about Storm Franklin, which followed shortly after Storm Eunice, and in parts of Ireland ended up proving more severe. File photo: Larry Cummins

How storms can recognise county boundaries, accusations of panic in forecasts, and claims of Dublin bias were among complaints made to Met Éireann about coverage of Storm Eunice earlier this year.

The storm left 80,000 homes without power, brought gusts of over 100 miles an hour off the south coast, and more than two dozen complaints to the meteorology service. Residents of Limerick were also perplexed at how their county seemed to get ignored in the midst of warnings for Cork, Kerry, and Clare.