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Varadkar: Financial support to be given for homes and firms destroyed by Babet

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the government will be offering a financial package to support people whose homes and businesses were damaged in floods during Storm Babet. Mr Varadkar faced questioning from locals of severely-hit Midleton, Co Cork, ...

20 Oct 2023 at 09:42

National News

GAA club in Cork hailed for opening floodgates to protect housing estate

A GAA club in Cork has been hailed by the Tanaiste for opening their floodgates to protect a nearby housing estate. As the waters rose in east Cork and west Waterford during Storm Babet on Wednesday, officials at Sarsfields GAA Club took the ...

19 Oct 2023 at 15:22

National News

Children carried out of flooded school amid heavy rainfaill in Ireland

Firefighters carried children on their backs during an evacuation of a flooded Irish school on Monday as continued heavy rainfall led to damage to buildings and roadways in parts of the country. Irish forecaster Met Eireann has warned of ...

23 Oct 2023 at 17:29

National News

Storm Babet: Barber says fast-rising water flooded Midleton shop in 15 minutes

A business owner in Midleton, Co Cork, has described how water in his shop was “up to his knees” in just 15 minutes due to flooding from Storm Babet. Firat “Freddie” Uygun is the owner of the Fresh ‘n’ Freddie barbershop on Main Street ...

19 Oct 2023 at 14:53

Northern Ireland

Clean-up under way after Irish towns and villages swamped by Storm Babet floods

A major clean-up operation is under way after flooding swamped several towns and villages in Ireland during Storm Babet. Counties Cork and Waterford on the southern coast of the island were worst hit, with some areas still under water ...

19 Oct 2023 at 12:48

National News

UK bracing for impact as Met Office warns of ‘danger to life’ from Storm Babet

The UK is bracing for impact from Storm Babet, with a rare red weather warning in place as Ireland endures flooding in the wake of the storm. Storm Babet will bring 70mph gusts and over one month’s worth of rain in the worst-affected ...

19 Oct 2023 at 13:48

Weather

Met Éireann issues new warnings as Storm Babet causes severe flooding

MET Éireann has issued status orange rain warnings for Wexford and Wicklow while a separate status orange warning for Waterford has been extended until 4pm. The national forecaster updated its warnings this lunchtime as the weather ...

18 Oct 2023 at 13:06

National News

Met Éireann says 'maybe we need to do a little better' following severe flooding caused by Storm Babet

Head of forecasting at Met Éireann, Eoin Sherlock, has admitted that the National Meteorological Service could have done "a little better" with regards to weather warnings after significant flooding in parts of the country caused ...

19 Oct 2023 at 12:48

National News

Rare red weather warning issued in Scotland as Storm Babet batters UK

Parts of the UK could be cut off by flooding as Storm Babet batters the country, the Met Office has warned. A new amber warning for rain has been issued for parts of northern England, the Midlands and Wales, and a rare red ...

19 Oct 2023 at 12:27

National News

Cork floods: Gardaí in Storm Babet warning as footage emerges of people waist high in water

Parts of Cork are under flood waters today after a month's worth of rain fell in a matter of hours as a result of Storm Babet. A Status Orange rainfall warning for Cork lapsed at lunchtime on Wednesday but was replaced by ...

18 Oct 2023 at 15:33

Weather

Storm Babet makes her presence known across the country as weather warnings in place

Storm Babet is making her presence known across the country this morning with a status orange weather warning in place for three counties, Cork, Kerry,and Waterford, which is to remain in place until one o clock this ...

18 Oct 2023 at 09:29

National News

Flood risk returns as heavy rain warning in place for 20 counties

Warnings of heavy rainfall are in place across 20 counties, with forecasters urging people to be aware of flooding and dangerous road conditions on Monday. There are rain warnings in place in six counties until 6pm, ...

24 Oct 2023 at 09:07

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