Storms are not just a wintry thing, they can run from autumn to spring, yet the most striking feature of Eunice in Northern Ireland was not the wind, but snowfall in places.
The DUP will be troubled that even Sammy Wilson, traditionally seen as being on the more blunt and tough wing of the party, was booed by some of the crowd
Meanwhile, our front page today refers to a political-sporting row, in this story on Larne FC owner Kenny Bruce's reaction to the decision not to fund football stadium upgrades
And as a lifelong Cliftonville fan, our political editor Henry McDonald points out that the dismay at the Sinn Fein minister's decision on stadiums is shared across the community divide
In other sport, Ulster's Eric O'Sullivan is keen to keep developing. Gone are the days in rugby when a prop was just picked for the weight he'd bring to pushing in the scrum
Back to politics. It strikes me about President Higgins is that when he freely criticises Britain for historical wrongs it seems not to occur to him that such high mindedness would be met with contempt in Ireland if displayed by a British person. I write about this, after his comments on integrated education in NI, here
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