Summer 2024 - General Discussion

just in the door from a hurling match. Horrendous conditions windy and squally showers. Sun back out now but just more of the same bad weather just a different bad weather! It’s also cool.

I agree India is hot (too hot for most), but I'm telling you I mentor a bunch of Indian colleagues and we have weekly chats and they do not like the climate here. And they are planning to return to their country at some stage. Not everywhere in India is roasting all the time. Bangalore for example is often around 30c (albeit pretty much 24/7) for a good part of the year, and reaches maxes of 34c in the spring.

p.s. I agree with your comments here. Tourists to not come here for the weather I agree, but for the atmosphere instead.

I did notice the sun had that same glow today!

Good post. And puts it all in perspective from actual real world feedback. I’d also be like you and would want to move to warmer climes (we only live once, and it’s game over after that in my view). But I’m the same with not knowing where that would be (as someone else posted about other cultures and rules) and the missus also isn’t interested lol!

The only answer to this is to get away more often, and appreciate Ireland for what it is in between those trips away.

I see in the FI we might be in for a warm spell towards next weekend, just in time for when the kids go back….. 🤦‍♀️

Rain and wind with more rain and wind. 8C. Utterly horrid. If we had this in winter we would moan. It's August.

Please jesus let Septemeber be like June 2023 and not September 2023! I think the climate here has deteriorated so much that we can no longer even depend on the traditional Leaving Cert and back to school weather uppers of old. It's just constant grey drizzle nowadays,throw in the odd pet day or two.I always depended on the decent Septembers/Octobers to ease into the shorter days and at least get something of an autumn. Last year was dire,am really hoping this year will be better. 🤞🤞

I'd sit down and have a serious chat with the missus,lol 😁 But you are so right that we only get one shot in this life and being happy where you live is really important. Getting away for frequent breaks is an option but with travel costs getting more and more expensive, that option is less viable than in the days where you could pick up Ryanair flights at bus fare prices and find steals on little hotels and airbnbs. That golden age seems to have passed,alas and everything is now much pricier everywhere. I'd be a lot happier if I could live in Spain and make the odd trip back to Ireland. Any time of year would do to would visit Ireland as the weather is generally so bad here anyway.

Rain has cleared Galway already this morning, was looking to last right through the afternoon this time yesterday.

Very windy and surprisingly cold, had to remind myself it was August and not October.

good old birra moretti, brewed in the Uk, thats as close to italy as the bottle gets.

Oh wow I envy you so so much and love to hear about people who did make the move, so thanks for sharing.For personal reasons, which I obviously don't want to go into on a public internet forum,it's impossible for me to move at the moment. But that will have to be reviewed as I simply don't want to live full time in Ireland any more. Like you, weather is a huge factor for me and I agree summers can become oppressive in Spain, so it's not all rosy in the garden,am well aware of that. Unlike you though, I love my car 😀. So won't be without one over there.Other factors for me would be the lower cost of living and better overall services in Spain. I find that services and customer appreciation have, along with the weather, deteriorated significantly in Ireland in recent years, there's just not enough of anything to go round in an increasing population.And prices have gone through the roof. But that's a discussion for another forum, not here.

But good on you! Enjoy the sunshine and the laid back life in the warm south.😀

The constant wind is worse than the rain.

A grand day if it was October but it's August FFS.

I was very positive about August because it had been nice in Dublin but it changed last week and feels like autumn now.

Ah well a chance to get things done for back to school next week.