More storm names to be gender-neutral in future

A giant wave crashing over Fenit Pier on the outskirts of Tralee, Co Kerry, during Storm Barra last year. Picture: Domnick Walsh/Eye Focus LTD

More storm names will be “gender-neutral” in future, as the tradition of swapping between girls' and boys' names is old fashioned, Evelyn Cusack has said.

Met Éireann’s head of forecasting said the move is an attempt to modernise, and reflected changing attitudes towards gender in society.