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Friday 8 December 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# Lightning

This year
2023
Lightning strike believed to be cause of North Clare house fire
Clare was under a status yellow thunderstorm warning which has now been upgraded to a status orange.
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Jun 17th 2023, 6:22 PM
Woman struck by lightning in her kitchen in County Offaly
She was taken to her local doctor who then sent her to Tullamore Hospital, where doctors told her it was lucky she had been wearing rubber soled shoes.
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Jun 14th 2023, 3:14 PM
Status yellow thunderstorm warning issued for 11 counties
The alert is in place until 10pm with warnings of localised thunderstorms, as well as lightning activity with heavy downpours.
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May 5th 2023, 5:22 PM
Last year
2022
'No impact on the grid' after wind turbine catches fire during lightning storm off Wicklow coast
A vessel reported seeing a wind turbine on fire at around 12 noon yesterday.
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Oct 20th 2022, 4:05 PM
Poll: Do you like thunder and lightning?
Let us know.
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Oct 20th 2022, 8:31 AM
US lightning bolt sets new world record of 767 kilometres
It beat the old record of 440.6 miles set in 2018.
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Feb 1st 2022, 10:53 AM
All time
Huge fire at coffin makers in Strabane as witnesses report lightning strike
A thunderstorm warning is place in Tyrone and 13 other counties.
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Jul 4th 2021, 5:59 PM
Some breaks from the rain expected tomorrow but it will be very wet indeed on Sunday
A mix of showers and sunny spells is set to continue over the weekend, with possible spot flooding on Sunday.
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May 21st 2021, 5:36 PM
Ciara Mageean smashes Sonia O'Sullivan's national record with blistering 1,000m time
Mageean’s time was the ninth-fastest ever run over 1,000m by a woman.
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Aug 14th 2020, 9:39 PM
Nine cows killed in lightning strike during thunderstorms in Clare
Locals reported several claps of thunder and a lot of lightning.
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Jun 15th 2020, 9:31 AM
Weather warning issued: Expect heavy rain and intense thunderstorms tomorrow
The thunder and lightning will be intense in localised areas – other parts of the country will escape.
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May 31st 2018, 1:30 PM
Passengers left stranded at Stansted Airport over lightning strikes
Flights to Dublin are among those affected.
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May 27th 2018, 1:32 PM
Fewer people in US are dying after being struck by lightning - here's why
Taking the growing population into account, the lightning death rate has shrunk more than 40-fold since recordkeeping began in 1940.
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Aug 20th 2017, 10:30 AM
Power outages in Cork after thunder and lightning last night
There is still a high risk of thunder and localised flooding.
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Jul 19th 2017, 9:07 AM
TG4 are keeping their Halloween prank going as it goes viral around the world
Wowza.
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Nov 2nd 2016, 7:55 AM
Bolt reigns supreme! Sprint king retains 200m crown in Olympic farewell
Bolt wins third straight 200m title, beating rising star Andre de Grasse into second.
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Aug 19th 2016, 2:54 AM
Man and two children struck by lightning in Northern Ireland
The man and one of the children are in critical condition.
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Jun 7th 2016, 4:19 PM
Thousands left without power due to lightning strikes
A thunderstorm warning came into effect at midday today.
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Jun 6th 2016, 5:10 PM
Eight people seriously injured after being struck by lightning in Germany
France, Germany and other parts of western and central Europe have been battered by deadly storms and floods over the past week.
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Jun 4th 2016, 12:27 PM
Chelsea started brilliantly before being pegged back at the Bridge
The sides are facing-off in today’s lunchtime kick-off.
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Oct 31st 2015, 1:12 PM
Lightning caused the biggest headache for telly transmissions in 12 years yesterday
A lightning strike in Louth caused damage to a 2rn mast and ESB substation.
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Jul 6th 2015, 12:22 PM
Last night's lightning storms proved that nobody knows how to spell lightning
L I G H T N I N G
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Jul 4th 2015, 9:13 AM
33 people injured after lightning struck German music festival
All of those injured have been taken to hospital.
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Jun 6th 2015, 5:12 PM
This lightning strike in Dublin was a little too close for comfort
And loud. Very, very loud.
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May 19th 2015, 10:00 PM
Watch: This lightning strike in Dublin was a little too close for comfort
And loud. Very, very loud.
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May 19th 2015, 9:16 PM
This is the first-ever image of thunder
It was taken using acoustic imaging.
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May 6th 2015, 10:30 PM
Peruvian footballer struck by lightning during match survives despite reports suggesting he had died
A linesman was also injured in the freak accident.
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Dec 10th 2014, 5:34 PM
This is what a lightning storm looks like from space
It was filmed from the International Space Station from Commander Reid Wiseman.
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Oct 14th 2014, 6:18 PM
Eleven people killed by lightning in freak accident
Fifteen others were injured at the remote mountainous area.
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Oct 7th 2014, 9:28 AM
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.
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Jul 28th 2014, 8:24 AM
Man killed as 13 hit by lightning on busy beach
The man was hit on the popular Venice Beach after being caught in a thunderstorm.
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Jul 28th 2014, 8:02 AM
Spectacular photos of the huge lightning storm over Cork
Wow.
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Jul 18th 2014, 9:27 AM
This map shows why you didn't sleep last night
Grand soft day.
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Jul 18th 2014, 8:34 AM
Watch downtown Chicago get hit by a triple lightning strike in this incredible video
The city’s three tallest skyscrapers were struck simultaneously and captured on film.
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Jul 2nd 2014, 1:50 PM
Ever wonder what lightning on Earth looks like from space?
It’s been captured in Vine format, something astronauts on the ISS are mad for these days.
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Jun 27th 2014, 10:26 PM
Check out at all the lightning strikes over Ireland yesterday
On average, approximately 10 to 20 percent of all lightning over Ireland are cloud-to-ground strikes.
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Jun 11th 2014, 12:50 PM
This is why you shouldn't stand under a tree during a thunderstorm
Lightning strikes… fear into our hearts.
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Jun 8th 2014, 4:18 PM
Australian Open weather: good for photography, not great for tennis
The extreme heat in Melbourne forced organisers to suspend the tournament for several hours on Thursday.
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Jan 16th 2014, 2:46 PM
WATCH: Lightning strikes church in Clonmel
APOCALYPTIC.
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Dec 21st 2013, 6:56 PM
VIDEO: Lightning strikes a moving train in Japan
Nobody was injured in the terrifying and dramatic incident.
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Aug 14th 2013, 9:37 AM
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