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<p>The year's highest average wind speeds were recorded at Roche's Point in Cork on August 19 during Storm Ellen — which will come as no surprise to these people who witnessed the Front Strand in nearby Youghal being battered by wind and waves. File Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire</p>

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Wetter, warmer, and more unpredictable: How Ireland's weather broke records in 2020

The wettest day of 2020 was recorded in Kerry in July, while the highest wind speeds were recorded at Roche's Point in Cork

<p>Storm Ellen in full force in Garretstown, Co Cork Picture: Michael Prior </p>

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Sherkin saw rainfall double in August as country lashed by storms and downpours

People are hit by waves on the Front Strand in Youghal, Co Cork. Some beaches in the area have been impacted by storm damage.

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Beaches in Co Cork closed or under restrictions due to recent storm damage

Like them or not, flood relief schemes didn't fail during Storm Ellen and Storm Francis

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Like them or not, flood relief schemes didn't fail during Storm Ellen and Storm Francis

Summer weather Aug 20th 2020

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Irish Examiner View: After Storm Ellen, what next?

Almost 40,000 homes and businesses still without power after Storm Ellen

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Almost 40,000 homes and businesses still without power after Storm Ellen

Skibbereen residents show anger over flood defence works delay

Skibbereen residents show anger over flood defence works delay

A town hit by flash flooding during Storm Ellen has called for answers and action after it emerged that work to a culvert which could have eased the flooding was postponed hours earlier.

Fri, 21 Aug, 2020

Watch: Cork city sees flooding one minute after high tide

Watch: Cork city sees flooding one minute after high tide

Cork City Council has warned of "a significant risk of tidal flooding"

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

Summer weather Aug 20th 2020

Storm Ellen: 50,000 remain without power

Power has already been restored to around 124,000 homes and businesses since this morning.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

Skibbereen floods: Council says Covid-19 delayed work on surface-water drains

Skibbereen floods: Council says Covid-19 delayed work on surface-water drains

Cork County Council has released a statement addressing the flooding in Skibbereen following Storm Ellen. There was outrage in the town as the flooding last night came after the town's near €18m investment in flood defences.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

Summer weather Aug 20th 2020

ESB workers respond to tens of thousands of homes without power

Emergency ESB crews are working tirelessly to restore power to some tens of thousands of homes, farms and businesses in the most challenging conditions.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

Fury in Skibbereen as Storm Ellen makes its presence felt

Fury in Skibbereen as Storm Ellen makes its presence felt

Hotel manager Louise O'Donovan says that the Eldon Hotel was destroyed by dirty, debris-filled water from the drains not being emptied properly.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

Angry townspeople in Skibbereen demand answers after Storm Ellen swamps properties and businesses

Angry townspeople in Skibbereen demand answers after Storm Ellen swamps properties and businesses

Devastated hotel manager Louise O'Donovan described how a tsunami burst into her busy hotel as Storm Ellen wreaked havoc.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

Calls for suitable memorial to Cork's iconic 150-year-old Monkey Puzzle tree

Calls for suitable memorial to Cork's iconic 150-year-old Monkey Puzzle tree

Seeds have been salvaged from a landmark 150-year-old monkey puzzle tree in Cork which was toppled during Storm Ellen, in the hope of germinating a new specimen.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

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Homeless charity assisted 146 rough sleepers as 'tail end of Storm Ellen hit' Dublin

ICHH also said the capital “saw another personal tragedy on our streets as a homeless man passed away having entered the Liffey”

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

Dr Eoin Lettice: Cork's Monkey Puzzle tree is down but saplings and seeds may see it live on

Dr Eoin Lettice: Cork's Monkey Puzzle tree is down but saplings and seeds may see it live on

The tree, felled by Storm Ellen, was a link to the city's past, writes Dr Eoin Lettice

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

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'Blessed' no one was injured after Storm Ellen blows roof off Clonmel building

The owner of a business badly damaged in County Tipperary says they are relieved no one was injured as Storm Ellen passed through the country. The roof was blown off the Regal Centre in Clonmel which houses O'Keeffe Furniture.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

Fire brigades help woman in labour during Storm Ellen in Cork

Fire brigades help woman in labour during Storm Ellen in Cork

Cork City and County Fire Brigade has reported coming to the assistance of a woman in labour who was en route to hospital from Crosshaven overnight amid Storm Ellen.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

'This shouldn’t be happening': Skibbereen floods despite €18m defences

'This shouldn’t be happening': Skibbereen floods despite €18m defences

Fianna Fáil TD Christopher O’Sullivan said the people of Skibbereen deserve answers as communities begin assessing the full extent of the storm damage.

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

Summer weather Aug 19th 2020

Thousands without power after Storm Ellen hits Ireland

Flooding, felled trees and more than 10,000 left without power as Storm Ellen lashes Munster

Wed, 19 Aug, 2020

People camping or in caravans told to 'seek alternative accommodation indoors'

People camping or in caravans told to 'seek alternative accommodation indoors'

The council said that “temporary structures are particularly at risk”

Wed, 19 Aug, 2020

Red warning issued as Cork to get 'biggest hit' from Storm Ellen

Red warning issued as Cork to get 'biggest hit' from Storm Ellen

A status orange wind warning for Galway, Mayo and the rest of Munster will also take effect tonight.

Wed, 19 Aug, 2020