The Irish forecaster warned that heavy rain, combined with saturated grounds and high river levels, could lead to more flooding. The warnings come as the clean up begins in areas hit by heavy flooding earlier in the week caused by Storm Chandra. Heavy winds and torrential rain on Tuesday caused significant disruption across the island of Ireland, including power outages, flight cancellations and 300 school closures in Northern Ireland. The scale of the flooding in some areas has heaped pressure on forecaster Met Eireann and the government over whether the warnings issued were sufficient. Minister for Housing and Local Government James Browne said that information should not be “guarded” and he had asked Met Eireann to look at how they assess what level of weather warning is warranted.

Source: The Herald January 28, 2026 17:08 UTC