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Rainfall intensity in Ireland is increasing as global temperature rises, raising the risk of flooding, new research shows.

Three people died in Scotland and England and families were trapped in flooded homes Friday as Storm Babet moved east after pounding Ireland and headed for Scandinavia. The U.K.'s Met Office issued a rare red severe weather warning for parts of eastern Scotland with "exceptional rainfall" of up to 22 centimeters (8.6 inches) forecast for…

21 October 2023 By Mary Bemingham mary@TheCork.ie Set on the campus of what was formerly Irish Telecom, the 32-metre steel dish was built in the 1980s at a cost of IR£8M to transmit calls from Ireland to America via satellite before being mothballed by Eircom. Today, with no government funding available to preserve the 220…

An orange weather warning remained in place for just two counties last night after millions of euro of damage was done in Co Cork after more than 120mm of rain – a month’s worth of precipitation – was dumped on the region by Storm Babet in just over 24 hours.

An orange weather warning remained in place for just two counties last night after millions of euro of damage was done in Co Cork after more than 120mm of rain – a month’s worth of precipitation – was dumped on the region by Storm Babet in just over 24 hours.

It will be a dry day in many places today, with variable cloud and some brighter spells.

In 2015 Storm Frank led to a major consultation on preventive measures in several of the worst-hit areas in Cork.  Storm Ellen followed in 2020, Storm Barra in 2021, and Storm Eunice in 2022, but Glanmire only recently began flood-relief work while Midleton is still at planning stage

The Farmgate in Midleton has been in business for 40 years. But now the thriving familybusiness faces an existential crisis after its second major flood event in less than adecade. Owner and operator Sally O’Brien says the Government needs to act

Government working on improved package of supports for those impacted by flooding that caused extensive damage in Midleton, Co Cork, and elsewhere

We need to ensure people are more prepared for the next flooding because more such events are inevitable