Local man planning to wear shorts yet again despite weather warning

A local man is planning to wear shorts for the rest of the weekend despite a nationwide ice warning coming into place tonight.

Temperatures look set to drop to -2 degrees, but Andy Duff (59) just isn’t having any of it.

“I wear my shorts every day taking the dog for a walk, or popping out to buy the paper,” said Duff, “a bit of cold isn’t going to stop me.”

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Met Éireann overhauling weather warning system for 2024

The existing system of yellow, orange and red weather warnings is to be replaced in 2024, Met Éireann has announced.

Head of Forecasting Evelyn Cusack made the announcement stating “the existing system was causing unintended alarm. We received reports of people stockpiling toilet rolls and cancelling appointments due to yellow warnings.

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