Ophelia could very well be the biggest storm in more than 50 years and given that we’re not very used to this sort of weather event, we thought we’d round up some tips to help keep you safe over the next few days. It really is time to take some extra precautions… 1. Bring your […]

9 years ago

What could be the biggest storm in over 50 years is about to hit Ireland, but you really wouldn’t be able to tell from the reaction of the vast majority of the country.  Plenty of people are planning ahead and prepping for the worst, but most just seem to be brushing it off. The reactions […]

9 years ago

RTÉ Weather emphasised yesterday the dangers Hurricane Ophelia poses to our country. Meteorologist Joanna Donnelly spoke about the Category Three hurricane that’s expected to reach our shores by Monday, necessitating a Red Level warning on the west coast, the highest weather warning in Ireland, while the rest of the country is issued with the Orange […]

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It is now less than 24 hours until Ireland is expected to feel the first effects of Ophelia which could still be a tropical hurricane by the time it hits shore. The storm will start to make landfall early Monday. While it will likely cover the entire country it is the South West of the country that […]

9 years ago

Five counties already have A status red weather warning for Monday and there are predictions that Hurricane Ophelia could be the biggest storm to hit Ireland since 1961. What we know so far… Emergency co-ordination group will meet tomorrow to plan Ireland’s response Bus Éireann have canceled school buses in Cork, Kerry, Clare, Mayo and Galway Met Eireann […]

9 years ago

In just over 36 hours Hurricane Ophelia will hit Irish shores and with red weather warnings already in place for five counties we could be in for a battering. The storm is currently a category 3 hurricane which is traveling East North East – which is incredibly rare and Ireland has been put on alert. The current […]

9 years ago

Met Eireann has released a Status Red wind warning for Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork and Kerry for Monday. Hurricane Ophelia is expected to bring severe winds and stormy conditions on Monday, with wind speeds in excess of 80 km/h and gusts in excess of 130km/h are expected, potentially causing structural damage and disruption, with dangerous […]

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Turns out that beer in the 16th century was as much a staple as bread, with Irish workers in the 1500s drinking a serious amount. Historian Dr Susan Flavin examined old documents from solider’s rations and household accounts, and discovered that Irish stonemasons had an allowance of a whopping 14 pints of ale a day. […]

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Hurricane Ophelia has just been upgraded to a category 3 hurricane as it skirts the Azore islands en route to Ireland by Monday morning. According to Bloomberg, Ophelia could become the strongest post-tropical system to rake Ireland since Hurricane Debbie in 1961, which killed 18 people and stripped almost 25 percent of the trees in […]

9 years ago

Ryanair has been all over the news recently due to its ever-increasing list of cancelled flights, with over 18,000 flights cancelled. Basically, people are snappin’. Passengers have been left stranded, and we really don’t envy the stress of anyone who is still fearful of their flight being suddenly struck off. But… At the same time, […]

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Met Éireann has issued a status ‘yellow’ weather warning for Ireland as Hurricane Ophelia is set to arrive in Ireland on Monday, and experts say that the remnants of the hurricane has the potential to have a high-impact effect on parts of the country. So AA Roadwatch has released a handy guide to getting through any […]

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Well well well. Apparently men like hanging out with other men more than they enjoy time spent with their girlfriend. Jaysis. Could it be true? A new study seems to have confirmed that fellas would like their lives to be more like the Hangover and less like The Notebook, with scientists reckoning that men nowadays are getting rid of their […]

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