Monday, September 29, 2014
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Studying the business of fashion
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Summer stays but winter is coming...
AUTUMN could be put on hold for another fortnight, after weather experts predicted the Indian summer could extend up to mid-October. Forecasters said high pressure will build across the country again this week, leading to what is likely to be the last spell of unseasonably mild weather of the year. But meteorologists urged people to make the most of the anticipated stretch of prolonged sunshine, warning that temperatures will start to plummet in mid-October with frosts and aboveaverage rainfall predicted.
by Nick BRaMhill James Madden, meteorologist with Exacta Weather, said: ‘Although some areas will still be at risk of seeing some rain and showers at times, some further drier weather and decent spells of sunshine are likely to develop once again.’ But he warned: ‘The middle part of October, possibly a little earlier, will see a major reversal of these mild and settled conditions. Low pressure will become a more dominant feature and conditions will become largely unsettled, with above-average rainfall
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amounts across many parts of Ireland. ‘It will also begin to feel markedly cooler, particularly in the evenings when the first major frosts of the autumn could begin to develop in places.’ He added: ‘The unsettled theme is likely to persist into November, but with an even cooler edge to affairs as frosts and frequent fog patches begin to develop at times, in particular in the second half of the month. Meanwhile, Met Éireann has predicted the clement weather will return on Wednesday with dry, settled conditions remaining until next weekend.
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GLAM JUNK: Student Andrea Cooper from Carlow wears a dress made from wool and bones during Junk Kouture, Ireland’s premier recycled fashion competition. Eight designs created by school students across Ireland were chosen to feature at iFest, a festival celebrating Irish culture in Boston at the weekend.