Past winter storms were more brutal

MANY people have been talking about exceptionally prolonged, windy weather this winter, which has caused a good deal of damage.

Yet again, the belief is that it’s all down to climate change.

What isn’t these days? However, we are undoubtedly getting more gales than previously; at the same time, records show that winters are getting milder, with far less snow and frost. But, two months of continuous high winds left thousands of people without a phone service for days in December and January. Some homes have had no phone service over the last two months. The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling on the Government and ComReg to sort out this issue.