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⏰ Reminder: clocks go back by one hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October With the clocks going back by an hour, meaning less daylight hours, and as we are under multiple weather warnings, please make sure you are visible when you need to be outdoors.

🟠 Status orange wind warnings issued for counties in the west and north for Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th October associated with Storm Boelo 📍Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo from 2pm Saturday to 9am Sunday Visit met.ie & gov.ie/storm

🔴 Status Red Marine Warning 📍 Marine Violent Storm warning from Rossan Point to Bloody Foreland to Fair Head ⚠️ Storm Boelo: Westerly winds will reach violent storm force 11 at times. ⏰ 7pm on Saturday to 6am on Sunday Live updates at met.ie

🟠 Status orange rain warnings issued for counties in the west and north for Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th October associated with Storm Boelo ⚠️ Weather conditions until Tuesday 27th will be difficult and challenging - stay up to date with live weather updates with @meteireann

🚘 The October Bank Holiday Road Safety Appeal has launched As we are under multiple weather warnings and the clocks go back, meaning less daylight hours, please make sure you are visible if you need to be on the roads. Visit gov.ie/transport & rsa.ie

⚠️ Status orange rain warnings issued for counties in the south and east for Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd October associated with Storm Austen 📍Cork, Kerry and Waterford from 10pm Thursday to 5am Friday 📍Dublin, Wexford, Wicklow 2am to 8am Friday met.ie

🍃 Advance payments under the 2026 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) have officially commenced today. Farmers can submit any queries they may have online via myagfood.ie

#StormAusten will track to the south coast of Ireland this evening and into Friday morning. See warnings issued ➡️met.ie/warnings/today Then on Saturday #StormBoelo will track to the northwest of Ireland. Warnings to follow, please stay up to date with met.ie.

⚠️ Status orange rain warnings issued for counties in the south and east for Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd October associated with Storm Austen 📍Cork, Kerry and Waterford from 10pm Thursday to 5am Friday 📍Dublin, Wexford, Wicklow 2am to 8am Friday meteireann.ie

Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026   The Global Bioeconomy Summit took place at the Convention Centre Dublin on 20-21 October 2026, under the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.   For more information, visit gbs2026.org

🧨 Fireworks cause real harm. They are illegal, dangerous and distressing. Keep yourself and others safe this Halloween. It is a criminal offence to use fireworks and bangers with fines of up to €10,000 and/or 5 years in prison. Don’t sell, buy or use fireworks.

🏥 Green light for new National Maternity Hospital construction The new National Maternity Hospital project has secured approval to move into the construction phase at Elm Park, Dublin. For more information, visit gov.ie/health

Major steel components for the Narrow Water Bridge, a landmark project under the Government's Shared Island Initiative, are arriving at Carlingford Lough from Belgium today. For more information on this project, visit gov.ie/SharedIsland

Today is a significant milestone in the construction of the Narrow Water Bridge, as major steel components arrive at Carlingford Lough for assembly on site. This project is a tangible symbol of our vision and commitment to deepening connections across this island.