'Big scrap value in that!' - Storm Éowyn washes up an old victim of Storm Darragh on Irish beach

A weather buoy belonging to the UK Met Office washed up on the shores of Reenroe Beach in Kerry on Friday due to the powerful gusts of Storm Éowyn.

Carlow Weather shared an image of the beached buoy on X to find its rightful owner which turned out to be the UK Met Office. 

The UK Met Office Chief Executive, Professor Penny Endersby, responded to Carlow Weather's post to say: "We knew one slipped its moorings during Darragh! Guess this is it."

A follower has reported a @metoffice weather buoy has washed up on reenroe beach Ballinskelligs in Kerry today after #StormÉowyn
ODAS 62 seems to be print on it, anyone know where it has been deployed? Thanks to Roisin for photo. pic.twitter.com/NAKu7JT0sA

— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) January 24, 2025

Storm Darragh hit Ireland and the UK in early December, but it hasn't been a match for the ferocious Storm Éowyn which saw wind speeds reaching up to 183km/h in some parts of the country on Friday. 

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There has been some humorous responses to the post online, with one person saying: "Big scrap value in that!!! Back of the van job!"

Another commented: "Could be a Trojan Horse... A load of British Meteorologists could jump out any second!"