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
With temperatures expected to drop significantly as the week progresses, the ISPCA has issued some tips for pet owners on how to keep their animals safe during the harsh weather. Storm Emma, which is coming in from Siberia, has been named ‘Beast from the East’ and is expected to cause temperatures to drop to -10 […]
8 years ago