December confirmed as wettest on record, while Shannon level still rising in Athlone

Wettest December on record as hundreds of homes flooded across country

Contamination of flood waters inevitable given probability of sewage overflow

Storms make landfall in sequence soon after meteorological naming scheme announced

The largest single outage is in Tullow, Co Carlow where 1,200 homes and businesses are affected

Strong winds, high tides and rain forecast across the country over the next two days

Met Éireann forecasts above average rainfall as River Shannon begins to rise once again

Heavy rain in West Cork has led to the closure of a number of roads in the area

Three weather warnings issued with Storm Eva due to bring gusts of up to 120km/h

As communities continue to struggle after Storm Desmond, experts look for answers

Affected voters may punish Coalition candidates over the devastation caused

Storm Desmond signals winds of change

Businesses threaten €1m action if flood relief works fail to get under way next June

ESB produces illustration showing how river works from Lough Allen to Parteen Weir

Town saw up to 50 businesses and residents flooded during Storm Desmond

Homeowners left counting costs afer canal bursts banks in Corbally area of Limerick

Minister for Defence says Government is trying to provide response to emergency

Funds to be distributed from €5m fund channelled through Irish Red Cross

RTÉ broadcaster’s rain-drenched Storm Desmond report was the clip that kept on giving

Messages to include critical updates tailored to the county’s five municipal districts

Emergency co-ordination group warns of ‘risk to life’ as rivers rise around country

Strong winds and heavy showers due today with more wind on Wednesday

70-year-old performed with Plattermen in 1960s and 70s

Councils in firing line from people with flood damaged property, according to legal experts

Procedures need to be made more robust and less exposed to legal challenge says Bandon Flood Group

Elderly man swept away in flood waters, while many rivers remain in ‘perilous state’

From cleaning up to future insurance policies here is how to deal with the damage

Enda Kenny sympathises with ‘terrible loss’ but defends progress on defence systems

Government will examine ways to aid those impacted by Storm Desmond, says Coveney

Emergency services called to rescue four youths hit by wave while walking on rocks

Becoming an Olympic sport adds to spectacle of world series in Dubai

Kerry, Mayo and Cork among places hardest hit by flooding

Storm Desmond estimated to have caused millions of euros in Bandon

Irish Coast Guard when ‘fun’ goes wrong others have to put themselves in harms way

Glen Hansard returns to the event he helped launch, while Mahalia shows why she is the new force to be reckoned with

Severe flooding in Crossmolina; Bandon on flood alert; ESB Networks says 1,700 homes without power

UCD and Clontarf locked together at the top of Division 1A table as both enjoy wins

Leinster’s Pro12 clash against Glasgow postponed while racing in Navan abandoned