"A HSE worker pleaded with Met Éireann to change a Status Orange weather warning to red, so they could still get paid despite not going to work."
"Soaked washing on the clothesline and "bourgeois" pronunciation were also among the gripes submitted to Met Éireann last year."
Met Éireann received a variety of public complaints about weather forecasts and warnings during the past year. A Health Service Executive worker asked Met Éireann to upgrade a Status Orange warning to Status Red so the worker could retain paid leave without attending work. Complainants reported practical impacts such as soaked washing left on clotheslines after forecasts. Some submissions criticized the pronunciation used by forecasters, describing it as "bourgeois". The range of complaints combined tangible daily-life consequences with subjective reactions to the presentation and communication of weather information.
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