It's not a record but considered unusual.
If you're feeling glum it may be down to the weather.
Dark clouds have plagued the east of the country in particular for more than a week, with the weather station at Dublin Airport recording zero hours of sunshine for 9 days straight.
It's not a record but considered unusual.
Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather says it's only the third time it's happened and a jet stream is to blame.

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