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August 10, 2026

Dublin eclipse weather map reveals best and worst places to watch

Good Morning Dublin Belt — 2026-08-10
An extraordinary 93.9 per cent of the sun will disappear on Wednesday evening — but cloud forecast maps show visibility across Dublin could depend on...
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Dublin eclipse weather map reveals best and worst places to watch

Dublin eclipse weather map reveals best and worst places to watch

• An extraordinary 93.9 per cent of the sun will disappear on Wednesday evening — but cloud forecast maps show visibility across Dublin could depend on whether you head inland or stay by the coast.

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Today in Dublin suburbs and commuter belt

Conditions in your area this morning.

Dublin suburbs
12°C
Mainly clear · High 18° · Low 12°
Wind
5mph
Moderate
Next High Tide
10:00
0.82m
Sources
87
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The local news that matters this morning

Here's the local news from the past 24 hours, made easy to digest.

Youth critically injured and eight others hurt in head-on motorway collision
KildareNow RSS feed · yesterday

Youth critically injured and eight others hurt in head-on motorway collision

• The incident happened on a slip road of the M50 southbound in Dublin in the early hours of Sunday.

Man, 40s, injured in Clondalkin shooting incident
RTE News - Dublin (regional topic) · 5 days ago

Man, 40s, injured in Clondalkin shooting incident

• Gardaí are investigating a shooting incident in Clondalkin in Dublin last night.

Close to €1m of cannabis, meth seized at Dublin Airport
RTE News - Dublin (regional topic) · yesterday

Close to €1m of cannabis, meth seized at Dublin Airport

• A woman in her 50s was arrested after nearly €1 million worth of suspected cannabis and crystal meth was seized at Dublin Airport.

Irish sailor's round-world dream inspired by dad's health
RTE News - Dublin (regional topic) · Local news · yesterday

Irish sailor's round-world dream inspired by dad's health

• A Dublin sailor has been inspired by his dad's battle with Parkinson's disease to undertake a solo, non-stop, unassisted race around the world to raise money for charity.

As it happened: Daniel Kinahan extradited to Ireland
RTE News - Dublin (regional topic) · Local news · yesterday

As it happened: Daniel Kinahan extradited to Ireland

• Read back through updates as they happened as Daniel Kinahan arrived in Ireland and was subsequently charged following his extradition from the UAE.

In photos: Major security operation at Dublin military airbase as Daniel Kinahan lands
Dublin Live · Local news · yesterday

In photos: Major security operation at Dublin military airbase as Daniel Kinahan lands

• The government jet left the airport yesterday, it made its way to Dubai, spent overnight there and it is now on its way back with Kinahan on board

Irish Government jet flying extradited Daniel Kinahan to Dublin
KildareNow RSS feed · Local news · yesterday

Irish Government jet flying extradited Daniel Kinahan to Dublin

• The alleged leader of the Kinahan organised crime group was arrested in the UAE in April on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts.

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Tide Table · Today

Tides · Dublin suburbs

Tide times shown local time. Source: Open-Meteo Marine.

03:00
▼ Low
-1.64m
10:00
▲ High
0.82m
15:00
▼ Low
-1.62m
22:00
▲ High
1.07m
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