Soaked washing on the clothesline, pleas to upgrade a weather warning so an employee could get paid by their boss, and “bourgeois” pronunciation were among the gripes submitted to Met Éireann last year. Met Éireann also had to contend with a rogue social media account impersonating it and posting racist content. One person blasted Met Éireann for their failure to predict heavy showers. Another said a weather warning should have been upgraded from orange to red. A message said: “It’s disappointing to think that Met Éireann do not think the moon phases and tides are important enough to be included.

Source: Irish Examiner February 15, 2026 17:39 UTC