Retail sales in Ireland were hit by the unusually cold weather in March, the introduction of the local property tax and industrial relations uncertainty.

Horrendous weather has brought parts of Ireland to a standstill again – with blizzards, torrential rain and gusting winds forecast for the weekend.

Met Eireann, Ireland’s national meteorological service, has warned of what it is predicting to be some of the most severe weather Ireland has had so far this year.

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

Temperatures are plummeting across Ireland as heavy snow brings the country to a halt.

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

Ireland’s weather service has poured cold water on the hopes of a summer scorcher this year.

Ireland is set for a scorching summer as thousands come home for The Gathering, according to a world renowned weather expert.

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

Ireland can forget about a White Christmas as temperatures rise across the country.

Ireland is freezing – but a White Christmas is still unlikely despite plummeting temperatures.

Ireland is bracing itself for the first big freeze of the winter – with temperatures set to plummet to minus four.

Ireland is bracing itself for gale-force winds and possible flooding over the coming days.

New Scottish research has found that the Celts flaming red hair can be put down to the weather. With ten percent in Ireland and 13 percent of people in Scotland boasting of glorious red hair, there could be something to it.

County Donegal has an amateur weather forecaster whose fame has grown as his predictions come true. This year he claims Ireland is in for a bitterly cold winter, complete with heavy snowfall before Christmas.