Travel disruption is forecast, particularly ferry and air travel, as some weather prediction models place the storm system closer to Ireland than previously thought

The national forecaster has confirmed that Ireland will see "less cold than as of late, but with a return to more unsettled conditions as low pressure takes hold again". This low pressure system has been officially named Storm Goretti.

LAST year was the second warmest 12 months on record in Ireland since 1900. Red hot weather data was released today as 2026 got off to a Baltic start. With the country currently in the grip of a

There is an increased risk of continued severe weather events due to global warming, and Ireland experienced five named storms over the course of 2025

In Ireland, several reports this year found that the state of the country's environment was getting worse. Met Éireann climatologist Paul Moore explained that as Ireland warms, extreme weather events will become more frequent. Mr Moore told RTÉ’s This Week that sea level rise is "locked in", even if global warming was limited to 1.5C.

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