First of two storms brings heavy rain to Ireland

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Young, D. (2026, October 23). First of two storms brings heavy rain to Ireland. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/environment/ireland-cork-wicklow-dublin-leinster-b1302030.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-23 · by David Young

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Met Éireann and the UK Met Office have issued warnings for two consecutive storms affecting Ireland and Northern Ireland this week and weekend. Storm Austen brought heavy rain and potential flooding to Munster and Leinster until Friday morning, while Storm Boelo is expected to affect northern parts of the island with wind speeds reaching up to 75mph in exposed areas over Saturday and Sunday.
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Storm Austen brought heavy rain and potential flooding to Ireland, with a yellow warning for Munster and Leinster until Friday morning. Met Éireann warned of difficult travel conditions due to the storm's intense rainfall. Following this, Storm Boelo is expected over the weekend, affecting northern Ireland more severely, according to forecasts. The UK Met Office issued a wind warning for Northern Ireland from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon, predicting gusts of 50 to 60mph and up to 65 to 75mph in exposed areas.

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Topics

Leinster Met Éireann Munster Storm Austen Storm Boelo

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Leinster ORG · 1× Met Éireann ORG · 1× Munster ORG · 1× Northern Ireland GPE · 1× The UK Met Office ORG · 1×

Narrative

That storm is set to be followed over the weekend by Storm Boelo, with the northern part of the island is forecast to more affected by that separate weather front.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
🔮 Storm Austen was forecast to bring “intense rain and flooding”.
2026-10-23 · Evening Standard
First of two storms brings heavy rain to Ireland · assertive framing

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A yellow rain and wind warning remains in effect for Munster and Leinster until 10am on Friday. asserted
warning → remain → Friday
Storm Austen was forecast to bring “intense rain and flooding”. asserted
Austen → forecast → rain
Met Éireann warned of difficult travel conditions with the potential for flooding. asserted
Éireann → warn → flooding
That storm is set to be followed over the weekend by Storm Boelo, with the northern part of the island is forecast to more affected by that separate weather front. asserted
part → set → front
The UK Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning for Northern Ireland from 6pm on Saturday to 3pm on Sunday. asserted
Office → issue → Sunday
The forecaster warned of 50 to 60mph gusts, with winds up to 65 to 75mph in exposed areas. asserted
forecaster → warn → areas
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