Ireland's west coast had 'near miss' from devastating floods during Storm Éowyn, scientists found

A team at the University of Galway said the storm generated the highest storm surges ever recorded at key locations on the western seaboard. File picture: Andy Gibson.

Parts of Ireland’s west coast had an “unfathomable near miss” when Storm Éowyn hit in January, as tens of thousands narrowly avoided devastating flooding, new research has found.

Furthermore, climate change will likely bring “devastating floods” into the future as such events become more frequent.