Carlow Weather's Alan O'Reilly tells of taking his passion to the extreme

Alan O'Reilly, known to his fanbase as Carlow Weather, at his home near Tullow, Co Carlow. Picture: Mary Browne

He gets as excited about storms and snowfall as he does Christmas, meets his fiancé because of his passion, and books holidays from work to experience extreme weather events.

Alan O'Reilly, better known to an ever-burgeoning online fanbase as Carlow Weather, has become one of Ireland's best-known social media presences due to his dedication to tracking the country's predictably unpredictable outside conditions.