Met Eireann under fire over ‘heavier’ than expected rain as forecasters in ‘evolving’ alerts defence amid flood carnage

MET Eireann is facing a storm after issuing a status yellow rainfall warning for Dublin and Wicklow at 2.36am — when heavy downpours had already hit. The capital bore the brunt of the latest flooding hell, with intense rainfall overnight. The Fingal County Council area of north Co Dublin was among the worst impacted, while...