Met Eireann vetoed Nathan as a storm name because of the country and western singer Nathan Carter. So far this year we’ve seen storm Aileen, Ophelia, Brian, Eleanor, and Hector. Still to come are storms Karen, Larry, Octavia, and Paul. The forecaster collaborates with the British Met Office each year to decide on names for the coming season. As in previous years, Q; U; X; Y and Z will not be used to comply with international storm naming conventions.

Source: Irish Examiner February 12, 2018 11:15 UTC