The showers are set to hit all areas of the country later today. Met Éireann has forecasted thunderstorms, hail and a risk of spot flooding over the next two days. The showers are set to hit across Munster, south Leinster and northern coastal counties first, before extending to all areas of the country during the […]

5 years ago

Drivers have been warned of potentially “hazardous” road conditions this weekend. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has issued a warning for drivers, calling on them to be aware of the “dangers” posed by hailstones ahead of a Met Éireann forecast of wintry showers this coming Friday and Saturday. The RSA’s warning reads: “Hail is a […]

5 years ago

This is absolutely crazy… The streets of sunny Mexico were transformed into a winter wonderland overnight after a freak hail storm swept across the city of Guadalajara. The ice was up to 1.5m (5ft) thick in places, half-burying vehicles and causing chaos. The city had been basking in temperatures of more than 30 degrees and […]

7 years ago

Well… at least it isn’t snow… We had been warned for a little while that we might be getting a White Easter this year, after an apparently endless Winter simply refused to take its awful weather and go play up North until November or so. While that eventually proved to be a fruitless fear, the […]

8 years ago

The warnings have been extended to as far as Tuesday. In news that should come as a surprise to exactly zero people, the weather is in no rush in taking a turn for the better. In fact, Met Eireann have increased their current weather warnings, which were due to be over by Monday morning, and […]

8 years ago

Plus, more snow is expected early next week. Just stay indoors. It’s for the best, we reckon. Reasons to stay indoors: There are at least 13 very good movies to watch on the TV over the weekend. There’s a great new sexy ‘n’ violent sci-fi murder-mystery that has been added to Netflix. If you do […]

8 years ago