The Isobars (Met Éireann)

The Met Éireann choir, ‘The Isobars’ was founded in early 2017 and is based at Met Éireann HQ in Glasnevin, Dublin. The choir is made up of staff from all over the organisation; from areas such asforecasting, hydrology, observations and research. Choir members are a mix of shift-working, 9 to 5 and retired staff which means it can be challenging to organise rehearsals to suit everyone! Thechoir’s repertoire is comprised mostly of weather-related songs. Songs by the Beach Boys, The Stunning and AC/DC have all featured on the setlist. These have gone down a storm at variousevents such as the conference of the European Meteorological Society and previous WorkplaceChoir of the Year competitions. The Isobars perform an annual summer concert at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin and contribute to workplace events and projects, such as the MetÉireann podcast. Musical director Aoife Murray, works as an aviation forecaster in the Forecast Division and, when not playing musical instruments, accompanist, Dónal Black, looks aftermeteorological instruments in the Observations Division.