This is the year of hurricanes, apparently. The next ones on the attack are the people from Ireland, where the first hurricane after nearly 60 years will strike soon. How are they preparing? With humor, of course.
The Irish Twitter reactions are hilarious and certainly bring some light as a storm is building up. Scroll to read some of the best tweets we found on the topic.
The Americans had the idea of shooting at a hurricane when it was coming towards them, we’ve decided to bully our one on Twitter #Ophelia
— Adam Gilroy (@GilroysWorld) October 16, 2017
Hurricane prep – charge your phones, power outage likely. Irish people – drain batteries laughing at hilarious hurricane memes #Ophelia
— Sibh Ward (@Little_ArmS) October 16, 2017
The schools are off tomorrow as well? My kids have done more damage to the house today than a x hurricane could ever.. #Ophelia
— belfast child (@liamball31) October 16, 2017
Don't worry lads John's weather forecast stone will keep us updated! #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/qsFVpCWB1i
— heyimdonagh (@DonaghDog) October 16, 2017
Thank you for the new pet #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/S9DGadTt99
— luisa 🎃 (@itsluisagibson) October 16, 2017
Dear teachers of Galway………
Another reason to ❤ Galway #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/kK9Ut9uJG9— Sandra Fitz (@Caketoons1) October 15, 2017
me: not really in the mood for school tomorrow
global warming: I got you boo #Ophelia
— emma (@EmmaKonchar) October 15, 2017
Roll on #Ophelia I say, this is the most exciting thing to happen in Ireland since we accidentally legalised ecstasy in 2015
— graemebailey (@ActuallyGraeme) October 15, 2017
Ireland must be the only place in the world that looks forward to a hurricane just to see what the craic is with it 😂😂 #Ophelia
— Peter (mufc) McGarry (@petermcg08) October 16, 2017
Chippers everywhere #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/MWvdeGEa9d
— Carol 💋 (@Carol_xox) October 16, 2017
With the closure of schools tomorrow #Ophelia has been upgraded by my children from Category 3 Storm to Saint
— Philip Boucher-Hayes (@boucherhayes) October 15, 2017
Irish government rushing supplies in for hurricane Ophelia. It'll all be grand. #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/xkXEfQCjId
— Kate McLoughney (@KateMcLoughney) October 15, 2017
Everyone in Ireland having fun with #Ophelia until the English join in and we’re like ‘We’re all dying, it’s not funny!’
— Leif Scaree 🎃 (@LeifB73) October 16, 2017
Awaiting confirmation from the Westboro Baptist church that #Ophelia is the consequence of our gay Taoiseach.
— Matthew (@matthewsrfc) October 16, 2017
My wife hasn't stopped staring through the window since this storm started. If it gets any worse I'm going to have to let her in. #Ophelia
— The Filling Station (@FSCKeswick) October 16, 2017
Handy map for those buying in supplies for #ophelia pic.twitter.com/w7nTJ9LLvs
— DynamiteStudio (@dynamitecork) October 15, 2017
World: Dangerous deadly storm heading right for you, Ireland
Ireland: Do we get the day off?
World: Well yes but
Ireland: Yeooo#Ophelia
— Jack McFadden (@ledzeppjack) October 15, 2017
My husband just farted in bed and woke me up. Thought it was the beginning of #Ophelia
— Jane Ginger (@JaneGinger50) October 16, 2017
Should we really be closing our schools when #Ophelia is trending number one in Ireland and #Opehlia number two..
— John Breen (@breen_john) October 15, 2017
I'm having a garden furniture giveaway..winners to be selected at random….#Ophelia #Opheila
— Declan O'Brien (@deccy1919) October 16, 2017
#Ophelia we're fighting back pic.twitter.com/yfWKoKSIsW
— ross guilfoyle (@RossGuilfoyle) October 16, 2017
Yanks are giving out about our lack of a serious reaction. Fair enough but at least we don't need to be told to not shoot at it #Ophelia
— Aine Dempsey (@AineDempsey) October 16, 2017
I've just been down to the shops for my hurricane survival kit #HurricaneOphelia I think I shall make it out the other side pic.twitter.com/W84l1nTjBH
— Zwartbles Ireland (@ZwartblesIE) October 15, 2017
There are city council workers collecting leaves in North Strand. Collecting. Leaves. Before. A. Hurricane.
FFS Ireland. #ophelia
— Dreadford 🎃 (@Bed_Forever_) October 16, 2017
It's why I love Ireland, hurricane #Ophelia on the way, we're completely unprepared but the banter on social media is brilliant!
— Paul Hegarty (@phegarty) October 15, 2017
Sorted! #Ophelia pic.twitter.com/YRsJRddEu9
— BenchWarmers ⚽️ (@BeWarmers) October 15, 2017
Lads I'm going to be pure embarrassed if #Ophelia is just a big gust a wind, I have friends from other countries praying for me
— Neees🦄 (@peachschnappps) October 16, 2017
Irish people have never been so happy; 24 hour guilt-free non-stop talking about the weather! #ophelia
— Lisa Smyth (@lisa_smyth) October 16, 2017
At Dublin Airport – Taxi man says to American passengers: "I hope you brought your guns, there's a hurricane coming!" #Ophelia
— Overheard in Dublin (@OverheardDublin) October 15, 2017
if you get up early enough in the morning you might be lucky enough to witness the great Irish trampoline migration of 2017 #Ophelia
— charly ryan (@zombiestepdad) October 16, 2017
All company's in Ireland sending home staff for safety. All pubs calling in extra staff as Monday club is hopping. Mad country #Ophelia
— Rory's Stories (@RorysStories) October 16, 2017
The man in the house across from me staring out the window to storm watch just like me. This is it. This is how I meet my husband #Ophelia
— Joanne Heffernan (@joanneheff) October 16, 2017
Weather update: hurricane #Ophelia has stopped for a coffee and a smoke so will be 15 minutes later than expected
— WWN (@WhispersNewsLTD) October 15, 2017
I wonder if #HurricaneOphelia devastates Ireland will Donald Trump come over and throw toilet rolls at us?
— MyTimes (@dcahughes) October 14, 2017
UK: The sky is blood. The end of days has come
IRELAND: Oh, there goes another house. Mad craic out there Margaret come look #Ophelia
— Kyle Malone (@BetterOffMalone) October 16, 2017
It’s official people, Irish weather has finally been upgraded from ‘small talk’ to ‘actually important’. #ophelia
— TwistedDoodles (@twisteddoodles) October 15, 2017
Wishing I had a porch, a rocking chair and a shotgun so I could just sit outside my house all day muttering "storm's a-comin' " #Ophelia
— ¡¿Brendan?!¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@Everybody_Hz) October 16, 2017
Hung clothes out this morning – great drying! Forgot to take them in. I now have no clothes! #Ophelia
— Niall Colgan (@niallcolganwf) October 16, 2017
