According to weather experts the spring equinox lasts from yesterday, Monday March 20, until tomorrow, Wednesday March 22, meaning spring has officially arrived.  Even without being told, it’s pretty easy to figure that out by ourselves.  I mean, the Paddy’s Day celebrations are well and truly past us and hangovers have just about subsided so surely its […]

9 years ago

Met Éireann have issued three status yellow wind warnings for counties Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo in the wake of Storm Ewan. These alerts are set to run from 5am on Tuesday morning to 1pm Tuesday lunchtime.  According to the Irish meteorological site, ‘fresh to strong northwesterly winds’ will reach speeds of up to 50 […]

9 years ago

United Airlines flight UA56 from Paris to Newark airport was forced to land in Ireland after an emergency. The flight landed in Shannon airport at around 9.30am this morning. The reason for the emergency is not currently known. Flight @united #UA56 from París CDG yo New York EWR diverted todo Shannon because of an emergency. […]

9 years ago

If you have plans for this Thursday, you might want to take this latest weather update into consideration. Met Eireann has issued a status yellow weather warning for the whole country from late Wednesday night until 11am on Thursday morning. The forecaster has advised that Storm Doris will bring “a period of severe winds and heavy rain” […]

9 years ago

All Tvvins, Lisa Hannigan and James Vincent McMorrow are among the acts that have been shortlisted for this year’s RTÉ Choice Music Prize. The shortlist of artists in with a chance to win the coveted title of Irish Album of the Year 2016 was announced earlier today. The 12th annual RTÉ Choice Music Prize celebrates and recognises the very best in Irish […]

9 years ago

Irish transport giant Bus Éireann has been told it must completely rid itself of its Expressway service if it is to save its business from bankruptcy. This would leave thousands around the country no other option but to deal with old, redundant and unreliable bus services. According to the Irish Independent, the Expressway service has come under serious […]

9 years ago

Ireland might experience an unusual weather phenomenon known as ‘thundersnow’ this week. Met Éireann has issued a yellow status and warned the public to expect snow as soon as tonight, as Arctic winds are causing temperatures to plummet. Experts believe that conditions look right for ‘thundersnow’ to take place, a rare occurrence where snow falls instead of rain during a […]

9 years ago

Some folks in Ireland might just be lucky enough to witness the Northern Lights this evening. The phenomenon is expected to appear more widely across the world tonight due to a geomagnetic storm, as the solar winds’ interaction with the Earth’s magnetic field causes this mesmerising effect. Here are the places around the world that have heightened […]

9 years ago

Red Bull Crashed Ice takes place in Stormont, Belfast this weekend. Its part of the Ice Cross Downhill World Championships hosted by the global brand. This is the fastest and most exciting sport on skates, and if you haven’t heard of it before I’m surprised because Red Bull (the kings of extreme sports) have held […]

10 years ago

It had been a quiet couple of weeks, sucking us into a false sense of security here in Ireland.  This morning, though, Ireland has been taking a batter from the latest storm to sweep in over the Atlantic (this is the tail-end of the snow that hit the East Coast of America at the weekend). […]

10 years ago

Batten down the hatches.  Weather experts are predicting that Ireland is in for a battering this winter and it could be happening sooner than you think.  According to the Independent.ie, stormy weather patterns are due to arrive as early as the second half of October.  To make matters worse, it looks like we won’t be […]

10 years ago