Irish woman whose forecast changed D-Day dies aged 100

D-Day: Irish woman whose forecast helped save Normandy invasion dies

At the age of 21 Maureen Sweeney forecast a storm over the Atlantic which led to the delay of D-Day.

Irish woman whose weather forecast changed the timing of D-Day has died aged 100

Maureen Sweeney provided a crucial weather forecast on 3 June 1944 that delayed the D-Day landings.

Irish woman whose forecast saved D-Day landings dies aged 100

Maureen forecast a severe Atlantic storm, and on the back of her report, the Allies delayed the timing of the D-Day landings, an operation that changed the course of the Second World War

Irish woman Maureen Sweeney who helped alter the course of World War II dies aged 100

Maureen Sweeney, who unwittingly helped to save the world by pinpointing a storm which could have devastated the D-Day landings, has died aged 100.

Irish woman whose forecast changed D-Day dies aged 100

Maureen Sweeney, whose weather forecast changed the timing of the D-Day landings during World War II, has died aged 100.

Mayo woman who changed course of World War II dies aged 100

Maureen Sweeney issued the weather warning from Blacksod Lighthouse in Belmullet, Co Mayo on June 3, 1944, allowing the Allies to reschedule the crucial operation