Joan Blackburn
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Storm Jorge: Flooding danger this week as rainfall filters into rivers
- Irish News
- March 1, 2020, 07:52
The consequences of Storm Jorge will be felt in the coming week as the heavy rain fall over the weekend result in an increased flood risk in areas clo(...)

Storm unlikely to hit Ireland this weekend, Met Éireann says
- Environment
- September 21, 2018, 06:35
Fears of a third storm in nearly as many days look unlikely to materialise over the weekend, Met Éireann forecasters have said. A weather system tha(...)

Greater Dublin faces hose pipe ban from Monday
- Irish News
- June 29, 2018, 11:25
A month-long hose pipe ban will come into force in the greater Dublin area on Monday in an effort to prevent the capital’s water supplies from being c(...)

Normal service to resume after sunny bank holiday weekend
- Irish News
- May 7, 2018, 19:56
Many parts of Ireland enjoyed the warmest and sunniest May bank holiday weekend in years. Temperatures reached 23 degrees in the Phoenix Park on Sun(...)

Storm Emma: Behind the scenes of the snowmergency
- Environment
- March 3, 2018, 05:00
If this week’s snow storm has a face, it is that of weather forecaster Evelyn Cusack. Last Wednesday, rushing from a meeting of the National Emergency(...)

Tracking Ophelia: Where did it come from? Why did it whip up?
- Science
- October 16, 2017, 21:37
Just over a week ago, near Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean, there was a significant wave moving east. The essential ingredient for a potential hurric(...)

Radio: Tubs gets the smell of abuse, Joe Duffy hears the ‘purpose of sexuality’
- TV, Radio, Web
- April 15, 2016, 16:00
As someone who, in his 2FM days, once asked if deaf people were able to hear his show, Ryan Tubridy should be particularly aware that he works in a wo(...)

Spring to be ushered in with snow, ice and high winds
- Irish News
- March 1, 2016, 10:41
It might be the first of March but there is to be no let up in wintry conditions with Met Éireann issuing three separate weather warnings. There is a(...)

River levels fall but further flooding engulfs Wicklow
- Environment
- January 7, 2016, 15:14
River levels continue to fall across much of the country, but Wednesday night’s heavy rain brought fresh flooding to houses in Co Wicklow. Parts of (...)

Shannon levels dropping but slight rise in Athlone
- Environment
- December 16, 2015
Peak water level has now been reached across the Shannon but there was a slight rise in Athlone over the last 24 hours, according to the National Co-o(...)