The 10 best tweets about Storm Emma and #BeastFromTheEast

If ever there was a time to worry about getting frostbit, it's today.

As Storm Emma and the 'Beast From The East' collide and the eastern half of the country wakes up to snowy and icy conditions (and lots of lucky souls get to "work from home"), both #StormEmma and #BeastFromTheEast have been trending online alongside #Snowmageddon as the Irish do what they do best and take the absolute piss.

We haven't seen this much weather-related glee since Storm Ophelia.

If the Gaiety Panto isn't called Beauty and the Beast From the East this year, I'm emigrating.

— âÂ? amy o'connor âÂ? (@amyohconnor) February 28, 2018

Status Red warning issued by @MetEireann from today (Wed 28) 0500 till Thursday 1200 for the counties of Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Wicklow and Meath #Sneachta #snow #BeastFromTheEast pic.twitter.com/Waxo5PZ8UE

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 28, 2018

Ehhh, thanks. I think. #BeastFromTheEast https://t.co/sQA6NR7NhI

— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) February 28, 2018

Got 5 minutes of snow in #Dublin8 earlier, ran to spar to get 10 sliced pans just in case.

Only joking, it’s Dublin 8 so I ran to the artisan French bakery and paid €50 for four loaves of sourdough. #StormEmma #sneachta #beastfromtheeast #D8

— Alistair McConnell (@ali_mcconnell) February 27, 2018

Please check on your elderly neighbours, they may have some bread you could steal#BeastfromtheEast

— CrumlinShoppinCentre (@OfficCrumlinSC) February 28, 2018

Comrades, the revolution has begun. By midnight ALL WILL BE CORK #BeastFromTheEast pic.twitter.com/FzzF4I3Oyq

— Mallow News (@MallowNews) February 28, 2018

Went to the shop just to buy bread for this #StormEmma. After I pay, cashier says "Have a good time"

Aye it's gonna be fucking wild. Me and my bread

— Ryan Cullen (@RyanCullen90) February 27, 2018

My faith in humanity has been restored. Just saw a woman become hysterical because there was no bread left in the shops so a lovely man came over, handed her a pack of cream crackers and told her to ‘get a grip’. #StormEmma #beastfromtheast ireland ðŸ‡®ðŸ‡ª

— Shirley Temple Bar (@shirleybar) February 27, 2018