Irishman Paul Downes was in Oklahoma on Monday, May 21 when the historic tornado hit that claimed 24 lives. Thankfully, Downes was in another town covering a separate storm, but rushed to the disaster area soon after to help.

“Iron Man” franchise director, Jon Favreau, has signed up co-stars Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson to join his new film, “Chef”.

A European weather forecasting service has warned that a tornado could hit Ireland on Monday night.

Massive flooding has hit areas all around Ireland as a Spring storm wreaks havoc from coast to coast. Snowstorms lashed Northern Ireland leading to 35,000 power outages.

Hurricane Sandy left a trail of destruction in the Rockaway Peninsula last October, but the one thing the storm couldn’t wreck is the annual Rockaway St. Patrick’s parade, even though organizers admit to being cash-strapped due to a lack of normal fundraising.

Celtic rock group Gaelic Storm will perform on Thursday, February 28, at William Paterson University in Wayne. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in the University’s Shea Center for Performing Arts as part of its “WP Presents!” series.

Celtic rock group Gaelic Storm will perform on Thursday, February 28, at William Paterson University in Wayne. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in the University’s Shea Center for Performing Arts as part of its “WP Presents!” series.

Ireland is in the grip of an arctic storm with snow causing havoc across the country.

Ireland’s first winter storm has the country in an icy grip with snow and severe weather forecast everywhere.

This past weekend marked the 174th anniversary of The Night of the Big Wind, the worst storm in Irish history. Here’s a rundown of the worst storms to hit Ireland through the centuries.

The revelation that British intelligence documents suggested that current Sinn Fein member of the Irish parliament Dessie Ellis was responsible for 50 murders during the IRA campaign has led to a major stand-off between Sinn Fein and Fine Gael, the main party in government.

Thousands of homes in Ireland were left without power as gale-force winds lashed the country.

In the wake of devastation from Superstorm Sandy, New York City council speaker Christine Quinn proposed an ambitious new plan to protect New Yorkers from future storms. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, however, was quick to shut the plan down.

Both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island will remain closed to tourists indefinitely, a spokesman for the National Park Service confirmed.

The bodies of Connor and Brandon Moore, aged two and four, have been found on Staten Island. The young boys were separated from their mother Glenda while they tried to escape Superstorm Sandy.

1. Hurricane Sandy began in Jamaica on October 22nd, developing from an elongated tropical wave near the Caribbean sea.