Claire Bergin
Dr. Claire Bergin is a prominent climatologist at Maynooth University, known for her research on the impacts of climate change on weather patterns. Recently, she was in the news for her role in a study that revealed the alarming frequency of record-breaking warm nights in Ireland, attributing the unusual summer temperatures of 2025 to the effects of climate change. Her findings emphasize the need for better planning in building designs to accommodate the rising temperatures and their implications for health and environment.
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Claire Bergin also qualified for the bobsleigh event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
‘Maybe some people saw me as a sort of playboy coming down from St Moritz’ – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-06
Dr. Claire Bergin led both studies and stated that human-caused climate change is making its impact clearly felt.
Storm Chandra floods made three times more likely by climate change – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-29
Claire Bergin warned about the need for houses in Ireland to adapt to rising temperatures.
When scientific and political realities diverged – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-21
Dr Claire Bergin of Maynooth University expressed concern about the inability of the land to cool down at night due to high night-time temperatures.
Unusually high night-time temperatures pushed Ireland’s summer to record high – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-24