Lightning strikes in Ireland
The detection network has located 287 lightning strikes in Ireland since the archive began, including 9 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Ireland #87 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Ireland is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 3 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 9 |
| 2026-08-04 | 253 |
| 2026-08-03 | 25 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Ireland's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 88 | 6 | 30.7% |
| 2 | Mayo | 65 | 0 | 22.6% |
| 3 | Galway | 19 | 0 | 6.6% |
| 4 | Meath | 15 | 0 | 5.2% |
| 5 | Leitrim | 15 | 0 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Kildare | 14 | 0 | 4.9% |
| 7 | Sligo | 11 | 0 | 3.8% |
| 8 | Donegal | 10 | 3 | 3.5% |
| 9 | Louth | 9 | 0 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Laois | 9 | 0 | 3.1% |
| 11 | Roscommon | 9 | 0 | 3.1% |
| 12 | Cork | 7 | 0 | 2.4% |
| 13 | Kerry | 5 | 0 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Westmeath | 3 | 0 | 1.0% |
| 15 | Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Dungannon and South Tyrone | 2 | 0 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Offaly | 2 | 0 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Monaghan | 1 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Fingal | 1 | 0 | 0.3% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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