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A ‘YELLOW ALERT’ weather warning has been issued for eight counties, with strong winds expected from late this afternoon.
The warning kicks in at 2pm and affects:
According to Met Éireann, a deepening depression is expected to track eastwards across the centre of Ireland – from Galway to Dublin – this evening with a band of very strong winds on its southern and western flanks.
The windy weather will affect “coastal counties of the southwest, south and possibly parts of the east coast later,” according to the weather service.
Gusts of 90 to 110km/h are expected this afternoon in coastal counties of the southwest and south, Met Éireann says, “with the severe winds becoming northwesterly and possibly transferring to parts of the east coast later this evening or early tonight”.
Winds will be at their strongest in exposed coastal areas. The weather warning lasts until midnight tonight.
It will be wet in most areas by this afternoon too, with thundery showers in some areas.
The outlook for the coming days is for cool, unsettled weather – but there will still be a good deal of dry weather around as the rain will mostly fall as showers.
I’m too tired to read this now..
So many green thumbs
A bowl of porridge before bed, sleep like a pensioner
Pensioners only sleep for about 5 hours a night…. think I’ll give the aul porridge a miss :-P
Have a child!! Staying in bed/asleep past 8 on a weekend is a distant dream.
8am would be a lie in, my youngest boys don’t believe in sleeping past 6:30. I need match sticks at 8pm just to stay awake
my little guy just slept in till 9, cant believe it!
Indeed. My ‘wee fellow’ is normally wide awake and raring to go a good hour before I am, most morning.
the early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!
The early worm gets caught by the bird
Of course you need an irritating alarm. I tried out this “pleasant” alarm tone theory recently, I set “church bells” as the tone. I ended up waking up an hour late but had a pleasant dream that I was in Rome. I wonder what the consequences would’ve been if I’d set it as “water flowing”. Phew…
you can get an alarm that requires you stand on a mat to switch it off!
sleep deprived here from being up every hour feeding a baby. I am dark eyed and knotty tailed!
IT’S GONNA BE A BIG BABY IF YOU KEEP THAT UP…..
don’t shout, it hurts my head. It’s called a growth spurt – meant to make the baby bigger!
Hear your pain :(
Up every hour feeding during growth spurt than back to 3 hour feeds…you feel like a new person with 2 hour sleep!!
I feel your pain Sandra, growth spurts are so hard. Makes me appreciate the 6:00 am starts now they are a little older. Don’t miss the sleep deprivation at all.
Ahh yes.
I remember my spurts.
Long time ago now…
Im just going to bed.. :-) on a week of nightduty .. if i sleep with curtains open.. ill never get up cos it’ll be dark! have a good day Everybody. zzzz
Men – if planning a baby encourage your partners to breastfeed. You’ll get lots of sleep!
Nah, they are just pretending to sleep so that you’ll get up and they can stat in bed.
Yes whoever invented the phrase slept like a baby, should have said, slept like a husband!!!
……just go to bed earlier
Simple really!
I gave up the drink for January and so far waking up at weekends is great not feeling wrecked and curled up in a ball in bed all day.
Morning!! Was up at half six for work! On my day’s off though I might lay on till at least eight!
Cousin of mine has a alarm that is a mat/weighing scales on the floor and its set to his weight to turn it off he has to put his full weight on it for 10 seconds. Works like a dream ;)
Sleeping with the curtains open really helps, except for during the Irish winter, when its just depressing!!
Would you not wake up at 5.30am in June?
If you are having trouble getting a good nights sleep read this article
Being a milkman 20 odd years ago helped me.
Daddy?
John, I am not your father.
I have one of them ‘wake up to light’ alarms… surprisingly good!
Totally agree. I have a “Lumie” alarm clock which simulates sunrise over the 30 mins before the alarm goes off. MUCH easier to wake up, and I am NOT a morning person!
best way to get up earlier is to go to bed earlier.. doh!
These are all dreadful tips. Ok, I agree with No. 6 but that’s it. What a lot of misery & you’ll probably not sleep afterwards to boot. Ever the optimist, moi!
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