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The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Climate
- The Irish Sun
‘Unsettled start of meteorological summer' warn Met Eireann as best day of bank holiday weekend revealed
MET Eireann have confirmed "unsettled weather' is on the cards for the June bank holiday - as the best day of the weekend is revealed. Punters visiting Bloom on Sunday will get the best of the 3 Visitors at Bloom tomorrow will get the best of the weather this weekend Credit: Fintan Clarke, Creative Coalesce 3 Mixed conditions are on the cards this weekend Credit: Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather suggested that 'swirls of sand' reported could be from wildfire smoke in Canada. He said: 'Apart for the smoke from She said: 'Overall it's going to be a fairly unsettled bank holiday weekend and start to the meteorological summer. READ MORE IN NEWS 'Now, there will be some drier spells, especially tomorrow and early on Monday - but they'll generally be punctuated by spells of rain and showers and it is going to turn quite breezy at times too.' Today will see 'outbreaks of rain spreading from the west through the day followed by sunny spells and showers' later on. Aoife said: 'This morning many areas are going to start off dry, but rain in the west will spread across the country through the morning and early afternoon. 'Sunny spells and scattered showers will follow behind later. Quite a breezy day today with moderate to fresh southwest winds and highs of 15C to 20C.' Most read in Irish News Tonight showers will move into the west and northwest and then will gradually spread eastwards overnight. The meteorologist said: 'The rain is going to be heavy for a time in the west and north before it eases and turns patchier towards morning. Var in the french Riviera has undergone torrential downpours and mass flooding claiming multiple lives 'Lows tonight 7C to 11C with moderate westerly winds.' Tomorrow, for the first day of June, will bring sunshine and rain. Aoife said: 'It's going to be the start of meteorological summer and it's shaping up to be the best day of the weekend with a mix of sunny spells and well scattered showers. 'The showers are going to be most frequent over the northern half of the country with the best of any sunshine further south. 'Highest tomorrow, 13C to 18C in moderate to fresh westerly winds.' The weather pro explained that the unsettled conditions are 'set to continue next week'. She said: 'Bank Holiday Monday is going to start off dry with sunshine but it's going to turn wet and windy through the day as a band of heavy rain and strong winds spreads from the west.' Rainfall 'will turn heavy in places', bringing 'strong and gusty' winds to the southwest. Aoife added: 'That will clear on Monday night to leave a breezy day on Tuesday with sunny spells and showers and Wednesday is going to be another day of sunny spells and scattered showers.' Highest temperatures on Tuesday will range between 12C to 15C, while Wednesday will fall to 11C to 15C. 3 Swirls of sand have been reported in Ireland Credit:
Irish Examiner
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Bord Bia Bloom: Sustainability is a winner at this year's festival
Gardens highlighting the importance of recycling, repurposing, and the circular economy scooped two of the top prizes at this year's Bord Bia Bloom. All of the 21 show gardens showcased at this year's festival, which kicked off at Dublin's Phoenix Park from Thursday, were designed to incorporate environmental measures and with sustainability in mind. However, the competition's judges said the Repak Most Sorted Garden, which secured the large garden category award, and the medium garden category winner, the European Commission's 'Renewed Blooms' Garden, conveyed "particularly strong sustainability messages for visitors to take home". TV host and food writer Donal Skehan and sustainable living advocate Eimear Hutchinson at the Repak Most Sorted Garden which won the large garden category at Bord Bia Bloom 2025. Picture: Fintan Clarke/Creative Coalesce The judges said David Purdy's winning design in the former category showed that waste "is not an inevitability but a design flaw; one that can be solved through thoughtful recycling and regeneration". They also said that the design by David Negus in the latter category, embodied "EU circular economy principles by repurposing materials and blending nature with human-made elements". Percussionists Patrick Lynch and Caitriona Frost with artist 'Decoy' at the European Commission's Renewed Blooms garden which won the medium garden category at Bord Bia Bloom. Picture: Chris Bellew/Fennell The top award in the small garden category went to the Pot Gallery Garden and its designer Alan Rudden which, the judges said, demonstrated how "freestanding and vertical pots can green spaces such as terraces, roofs or balconies". The overall concept garden winner was the Rainbow Brick Balcony Garden, designed by Limerick artist Gary Kirwan as a tribute to Lego. Designer Gary Kirwan from Limerick won the overall concept garden category at Bloom 2025 with his Rainbow Brick Balcony Garden, a tribute to Lego. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins The judges described this garden, constructed from over 800,000 individual pieces over a period of eight weeks as, "playful and unique". The garden itself will be reused at family-oriented events run by Brick Shows Ireland around the country in the coming weeks and months. A total of 19 medals, including eight gold medals, were awarded to show gardens in advance of the official opening of opening of the event by President Michael D Higgins and his wife Sabina on Thursday. Festival-goers take cover as the rain pours down on the opening day of the 2025 Bord Bia Bloom at the Phoenix Park in Dublin. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Commenting on the standard of this year's designs, chief garden judge, Andrew Wilson, said that each year of the event, "the quality of the show gardens steps up an extra notch". "The judging panel has been delighted by the range of ideas, the creativity, and the quality of the gardens this year," he said. "It's especially great to see sustainable ideas at the fore. We are seeing this with recycling, the choice of planting, and the reuse and repurposing of materials throughout the gardens." Future farmers Trish Halpin from Knocklong NS, Co Limerick and Emily Lambes, from St Patricks NS, Ballinagore, Co Westmeath, at the National Dairy Council garden at Bord Bia Bloom in the Phoenix Park. Picture: Robbie Reynolds Mr Wilson added that any visitors to this year's event would be "guaranteed to get some great ideas to take home". Bord Bia chief executive Jim O'Toole congratulated all the medal winners whose creativity and expertise, he said, had been "justly rewarded". "Now the public can appreciate their inspiring horticulture displays over the next five days. We have an action-packed schedule ahead with something for everyone, including over 300 performances and demonstrations across seven stages," he added. President Michael D Higgins presented 19 medals including eight gold medals on the opening day of Bord Bia Bloom at the Phoenix Park in Dublin. Now in its 19th year, the festival continues across the June weekend until the bank holiday Monday. "Visitors can pick-up gardening tips and tricks, advice on sustainable living; and try the best of Irish food and drink.' More than 100,000 people are expected to attend this year's Bord Bia Bloom festival, which concludes on Monday, June 2.
