All Things Met Eireann Related Go in Here (MOD NOTE #1)

looksee · 03-01-2025 08:23PM

Cathy Halloran just said there was 'freezing fog brought on by a Status Yellow weather warning'. I knew it was ME controlling the weather 😁

zell12 · 12-01-2025 12:45PM

Prof John Sweeney said it would be worth examining how alerts are regionalised in future. “Part of the problem is we have an obsession in Ireland with county boundaries, whereas the UK warnings tend to involve abstract lines and ellipses. They don’t tend to observe county boundaries"

and

“The warning criteria here is fairly cast in stone, in terms of wind speed and temperature thresholds. In the UK it is more about whether this means the trains will be off or people will be impacted. It is not based on the criteria of whether the temperature drops below -5c, but what would the impact be. They warn much more on the basis there is going to be structural damage to infrastructure or black ice on the road.”

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/climate-expert-casts-doubt-on-our-obsession-with-county-boundaries-for-weather-alerts/a1596178473.html

Oooh, most diplomatically critical of MÉ! I foresee MÉ shifting their criterion soon

zell12 · 13-01-2025 07:21AM

Ireland’s Weather Channel is run by climate scientist Cathal Nolan, who has ambitions to create a private weather service to rival Met. “It’s been my dream to become a weather forecaster, ever since I was 5 years old. That dream still burns within me except now I wish to build Ireland’s first independent forecast service”

https://www.thejournal.ie/competition-for-met-eireann-social-media-weather-forecasters-are-more-popular-than-ever-6590196-Jan2025/

DOCARCH · 13-01-2025 07:41AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123050090#Comment_123050090

FFS! Cathal needs to listen to Alan!

slimboyfat · 13-01-2025 10:12PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123050102#Comment_123050102

No, I think they all need to get of their high horses ( Ireland Weather Channel, Carlow Weather & Donegal Weather Channel ), just because they have a few thousand followers on social media does not mean they are above the ranking of Met Eireann, they post with impunity, no one says anything when they get it wrong but if it was Met Eireann to get it wrong, all hell would break loose.

Frankly I am fed up with their click bait headlines.

squonk · 17-01-2025 05:36PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123052919#Comment_123052919

Agreed. I’m kind of sick of hearing (CarlowWeather) Alan on with Claire Byrne or another show anytime there is a hint of something newsworthy weather wise. I don’t have anything personal against Alan and think he’s decent enough for a n unofficial weather source but I’d much rather someone from MÉ coming on. I always figure if they’re not being interviewed it’s not a huge deal in the end. I’m sure for researchers it’s much easier get tge independent weather people on as they are trying to establish themselves.

All in all, I’m an enthusiastic cook but that doesn’t make me a chef, or even a Michelin starred Chef. Same with all these guys. There’s nothing wrong with shooting the breeze on a forum like this and offering your opinions but as soon as you start publishing warnings or creating forecasts distributed to the wider public then you need to check yourself. How qualified are these guys? I always feel like listening to forecasts from these lads is a bit like getting your car serviced by some lad talking the talk down the back of the pub. It won’t end well.

Pangea · 22-01-2025 03:50PM

I don't get alerts from the Met Éireann app anymore , despite having them selected and I have reinstalled the app but no use. Anyone else have this íssue?

Miss Stormyseas · 22-01-2025 04:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123085065#Comment_123085065

Yes I am the same since I changed phones, also tried same as you uninstalling etc…..

Shane O' Malley · 22-01-2025 04:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123085300#Comment_123085300

Not sure if this applies to you but i noticed that i had to set custom notifications on mine. Went to "My Warnings" and it asked me to allow it set notifications, then i had to tell it my area, what level of warnings and what type.

Miss Stormyseas · 22-01-2025 05:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123085341#Comment_123085341

I set all that up when I changed phones but it still has never worked for me, even tried it on my iPad but no joy there either. I see they have an email address in the “About this app” section so I might try that! digital.queries@met.ie

dmc17 · 22-01-2025 05:09PM

Same here. Got a new phone before Christmas and can't get warning notifications working again. I've uninstalled and cleared all data numerous times but they still don't send

Pangea · 22-01-2025 09:51PM

Yes actually it happened me since I changed phones also.

looksee · 25-01-2025 11:51AM

Not sure if it is related to the above, but everytime I go to check the weather it shows a different location. The correct location is usually second on the list but I can't seem to get it to stick on the correct one. Any suggestions?

HeidiHeidi · 25-01-2025 11:56AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123097457#Comment_123097457

I had that for a long time - I had 3 locations that I regularly use, and it always defaulted to the wrong one.

I have it fixed to Dublin now - can't remember what I did to fix it but maybe try uninstalling and reinstalling?

aidanodr · 25-01-2025 12:22PM

These days for where I am I find the UK MET weather site/app alot more spot on than the MET IE site/app.

Lets take rain for example, I find the MET IE site is telling me all dry 0% rain, whereas, at the time I am looking out at rain that the MET UK site IS forecasting.

Why is this, just curious. Surely one one imaging the MET IE site/app should be as or more acurate than the UK MET Site/App

Going to keep eye on this current comparison ( now 11.25am ). Right now the UK MET is winning, clear skys now replaced with grey

Larbre34 · 22-04-2025 09:15AM

Joanna Donnelly has completed her time doing RTÉ television weather forecasts.

https://www.independent.ie/weather/and-that-was-my-last-forecast-joanna-donnelly-signs-off-on-last-rte-weather-forecast-in-unexpected-announcement/a802825099.html

MrMusician18 · 22-04-2025 11:05AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123378896#Comment_123378896

Sounds like she has left MetE completely and not just the presenting element.

Larbre34 · 22-04-2025 03:21PM

So it does. I hadn't picked up on that from the coverage but she has indeed left Met È also.

Although as she joined the Met in 1995, and as a technical professional under the conditions of the time, she would be entitled to retire on 30 years with full service through added years, although her pension will be preserved until age 65.

Larbre34 · 22-04-2025 10:08PM

And in fact, according to the Irish Times, she HASN'T left Met Éireann!

All Things Met Eireann Related Go in Here (MOD NOTE #1)

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