[19:34] Electricity use hits record high as country turns up the heat to beat the freeze

Electricity use has soared to record levels today as the country turned up the heat to beat the sub-zero temperatures.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/electricity-use-hits-record-high-as-country-turns-up-the-heat-to-beat-the-freeze/a606053701.html

#today #sub_zero

[15:32] Met Éireann’s Joanna Donnelly hits back at actor Rory Cowan after ‘alarmist scaremongering’ claims around weather warnings

Met Éireann forecaster, author and Dancing With the Stars’, Joanna Donnelly, has hit out at actor Rory Cowan after he questioned the need for weather warnings in recent days as the country feels sub-zero temperatures and experiences dangerous travel conditions.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/met-eireanns-joanna-donnelly-hits-back-at-actor-rory-cowan-after-alarmist-scaremongering-claims-around-weather-warnings/a1456376813.html

#Éireann #DancingWiththeStars’ #JoannaDonnelly #RoryCowan #recentdays #sub_zero