Weather 'not unusual for May'

Met Éireann has insisted that the current cold, wet and windy spell is not unusual for this time of year.

Met Éireann has insisted that the current cold, wet and windy spell is not unusual for this time of year.

May has brought single-digit temperatures and gales to Ireland.

Weather forecaster Joan Blackburn said: “What has happened is an area of low pressure has come in from the Atlantic and it is sitting over Scotland, feeding down cold north-westerly winds over Ireland.

"It is not moving away quickly. In fact, it is going to be hanging over Scotland and Ireland tomorrow, feeding down plenty of showers.”

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