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# Lightning

This year
2024
Adeleke breaks her own Irish 300m indoor record at prestigious Milrose Games
11 Feb
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Last year
2023
Lightning strike believed to be cause of North Clare house fire
17 Jun 2023
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Woman struck by lightning in her kitchen in County Offaly
14 Jun 2023
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Status yellow thunderstorm warning issued for 11 counties
5 May 2023
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All time
'No impact on the grid' after wind turbine catches fire during lightning storm off Wicklow coast
Updated 20 Oct 2022
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Poll: Do you like thunder and lightning?
20 Oct 2022
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US lightning bolt sets new world record of 767 kilometres
1 Feb 2022
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Huge fire at coffin makers in Strabane as witnesses report lightning strike
4 Jul 2021
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Some breaks from the rain expected tomorrow but it will be very wet indeed on Sunday
21 May 2021
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Ciara Mageean smashes Sonia O'Sullivan's national record with blistering 1,000m time
14 Aug 2020
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Nine cows killed in lightning strike during thunderstorms in Clare
15 Jun 2020
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Weather warning issued: Expect heavy rain and intense thunderstorms tomorrow
31 May 2018
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Passengers left stranded at Stansted Airport over lightning strikes
27 May 2018
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Fewer people in US are dying after being struck by lightning - here's why
20 Aug 2017
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Power outages in Cork after thunder and lightning last night
19 Jul 2017
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TG4 are keeping their Halloween prank going as it goes viral around the world
2 Nov 2016
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Bolt reigns supreme! Sprint king retains 200m crown in Olympic farewell
19 Aug 2016
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Man and two children struck by lightning in Northern Ireland
7 Jun 2016
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Thousands left without power due to lightning strikes
6 Jun 2016
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Eight people seriously injured after being struck by lightning in Germany
4 Jun 2016
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Chelsea started brilliantly before being pegged back at the Bridge
31 Oct 2015
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Lightning caused the biggest headache for telly transmissions in 12 years yesterday
6 Jul 2015
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Last night's lightning storms proved that nobody knows how to spell lightning
4 Jul 2015
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33 people injured after lightning struck German music festival
6 Jun 2015
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This lightning strike in Dublin was a little too close for comfort
19 May 2015
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Watch: This lightning strike in Dublin was a little too close for comfort
19 May 2015
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This is the first-ever image of thunder
6 May 2015
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Peruvian footballer struck by lightning during match survives despite reports suggesting he had died
10 Dec 2014
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This is what a lightning storm looks like from space
14 Oct 2014
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Eleven people killed by lightning in freak accident
7 Oct 2014
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9 It’s the start of a new week – and here’s all that you need to know as you start your day.
28 Jul 2014
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Man killed as 13 hit by lightning on busy beach
28 Jul 2014
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Spectacular photos of the huge lightning storm over Cork
18 Jul 2014
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This map shows why you didn't sleep last night
18 Jul 2014
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Watch downtown Chicago get hit by a triple lightning strike in this incredible video
2 Jul 2014
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Ever wonder what lightning on Earth looks like from space?
27 Jun 2014
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Check out at all the lightning strikes over Ireland yesterday
11 Jun 2014
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This is why you shouldn't stand under a tree during a thunderstorm
8 Jun 2014
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Australian Open weather: good for photography, not great for tennis
16 Jan 2014
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WATCH: Lightning strikes church in Clonmel
21 Dec 2013
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