Dublin Fire Brigade led the way with this Jurassic Park inspired wheelie-bin warning:
Don't use any naked flames for light other than candles. Look after your wheelie bins #StormBarney will attack them. pic.twitter.com/wxkzE2FReO
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) November 17, 2015
Then it was wheelie-bins jumping for joy in Navan:
"I've never felt so alive!!!" some wheelie bin, Navan. #stormbarney pic.twitter.com/ltMowXqvpg
— Colm Keegan (@Colm_Keegan) November 17, 2015
And there was even a helpful guide to what to do when Barney hits:
Weather warning!! #StormBarney pic.twitter.com/4ZyL8qmNPV
— TwistedDoodles (@twisteddoodles) November 17, 2015