Aug 25, 2026 · 5 min · 5 segments
Are extreme storms in Ireland getting worse? Host Meghann Scully looks at the terrifying reality of Storm Éowyn—the historic cyclone that broke 80-year-old national wind records—to uncover what role…
Noel FitzpatrickGuestSo each country submits a selection of names and actually for the 24-25 season, the Irish submissions were all suggested by kids at the ESB Science Blast event.
Anyway, the naming system works and the three countries' weather services have been very happy with the system.
And maybe they give, you know, presenters a little bit of difficulty, you know, making sure that you pronounce it right.
And it's also helpful because it means that, for example, if in Britain, if the UK Met Office was to name a storm first, we can use the same name and in the Netherlands also so that there's, because the storm obviously doesn't care about weather, doesn't care about country boundaries or borders or anything like that.
So you're keeping a consistent message as that storm moves from country to country.
So each country submits a selection of names and actually for the 24-25 season, the Irish submissions were all suggested by kids at the ESB Science Blast event.
Anyway, the naming system works and the three countries' weather services have been very happy with the system.
And maybe they give, you know, presenters a little bit of difficulty, you know, making sure that you pronounce it right.
And it's also helpful because it means that, for example, if in Britain, if the UK Met Office was to name a storm first, we can use the same name and in the Netherlands also so that there's, because the storm obviously doesn't care about weather, doesn't care about country boundaries or borders or anything like that.
So you're keeping a consistent message as that storm moves from country to country.
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