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Sunday 14 August 2022
A Status Orange rainfall warning has been place for Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow since 5.30pm yesterday.
Rain will turn heavy in Atlantic coastal counties this evening, Met Éireann has said.
Dog lovers celebrated International Dog Day yesterday.
Met Éireann has warned that rain will bring accumulations of 25 to 40mm.
A rainfall warning is already in effect.
The warning is valid from 3pm today until 6pm tomorrow.
The warning is in place until 11:59pm.
AA Roadwatch has warned that roads remain wet across most areas this morning.
The AA has urged motorists to drive with caution.
Cats are more likely to be affected than dogs.
Keep your fingernails long for Sunday, you’ll probably need to chew on them.
Looks like much more fun up on the Funderland ferris wheel.
As pet-ownership grows among China’s expanding middle-class, an animal rights group is urging people to re-evaluate the practice of eating the animals.
In a surprise move, the people of the internet decided they like cats. A lot.
“I want to make Ireland the best small country in the world to be a cat in,” Enda Kenny didn’t say at the opening of the DSPCA’s new veterinary hospital in south Dublin.
WITH THE HOT WEATHER here for another couple of days, at least, there have been calls for water safety training to be made compulsory in our schools.
Fine Gael Senator Martin Conway says it is time to introduce a compulsory water safety module into our education curriculum as young people need to have knowledge on swimming safely.
He says students should be taught about the risks associated with open water, the dangers of currents, rip currents, undertows, high tides and rip tides.
As Ireland is an island nation and many people live near the sea, there needs to be a greater understanding of the tide cycle and respect among young people for the water in general, he said.
So, what do you think?
Should a comprehensive water safety training programme be a compulsory part of the curriculum in schools?
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Brendan McNamara says we cannot turn a blind eye while minorities are persecuted for their faith.
This week, our reader is busy working and trying to save to start a family.
Warm with partial sunshine
Max: 26 °C
Min: 15 °C
Clouds and sun, a t-storm; not as warm
Max: 20 °C
Min: 13 °C
Mostly cloudy with showers
Max: 18 °C
Min: 10 °C
