The Beast from the East has turned Ireland’s roads into slippy white paths and traffic delays are rampant already.  While people are advised to take it slow and easy on the roads, many drivers are concerned about their car insurance policy if they drive in the current red weather warning.  While any damage caused by […]

8 years ago

Brrr. It is SO GODDAMN COLD out there. The Beast from the East is making its presence firmly felt today, with up to 10cm of snow recorded in Ireland and freezing temperatures.  With a Red weather warning already in place for Dublin, Meath, Wicklow, Louth and Kildare, the arrival of Storm Emma tomorrow is expected […]

8 years ago

The Beast From The East has landed in Ireland and Storm Emma is set to follow. If you were one of the lucky ones who got your hands on a loaf of bread before they sold out faster than Ed Sheeran tickets then you might even have some left over to do something a bit […]

8 years ago

Get ready for some oncoming cabin fever boys and gals, as it looks like the snow we’re seeing this morning is nothing compared to what’s in store from tomorrow.  With a Red Weather alert currently in place for Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow Louth and Meath thanks to the Beast from the East, Storm Emma is expected to bring up to […]

8 years ago

The Beast from the East is in full swing and Storm Emma is on the way.  Schools and universities have been closed, public transport is severely disrupted and flights have been cancelled.  Lots of people have the day off work today, so we’re expecting plenty of hilarious tweets.  Here are some of our favourite ones […]

8 years ago

Storm Emma has turned the entire country into one big fluffy white pillow of snow, as people woke up this morning to see that a winter wonderland had appeared overnight.  We know, it’s annoying that transport is affected. We know, we know, there’s no bread left in the shops.  But just look at it. Isn’t Ireland absolutely […]

8 years ago

A Status Red snow-ice warning has been issued for Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath, and various schools around the country have announced closures.  Minister for Education Richard Bruton has said decisions on closures will be made by individual schools, “depending on the circumstances in their area”.  School buses will not run in areas affected by […]

8 years ago

The Beast from the East is here and Met Eireann has issued a Status Red weather warning for five counties: Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath.  The snow-ice warning was issued at 5am this morning and applies from then until midday tomorrow.  Heavy overnight snowfall has led to build ups between 5 and 10cm.  There will be more […]

8 years ago

Amid all the rushing and racing, gathering bread, milk and survival kits for Storm Emma’s arrival, people are forgetting that the snow can actually be a bit of craic if we’re allowed outside for it.  Nothing is as fun (or as scary) as sliding down a hill at what feels like 320mph on a little […]

8 years ago

And there we were, getting carried away that all this talk about snow would mean that we’d get a day off.  Apparently not. Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy has said that the Government cannot instruct a company to close if a red weather alert is put in place.  Although it looks like Met Éireann will […]

8 years ago

With Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat taking up a significant amount of our time on a daily basis, we’re not sure we can physically fit another app into our lives. However, Vero – the latest new social media network, seems pretty interesting, and we might just have to try it out.  The creators of Vero […]

8 years ago

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has said that the ‘Beast from the East’ Siberian snow which is set to grip Ireland by storm could have as much of an influence on Ireland the historic ‘Big Freeze’ that brought the country to a standstill in 1982. With a red alert being expected to be issued at any time, Ireland has […]

8 years ago