You'll have the Orionids in October and the Leonids in November. See the list below for visible meteor showers throughout the year. They are the same every year. Some are better than others though, as indicated on the list.
When a meteor shower is in progress, it's visible from the entire night side of the earth. Search "meteor shower" on line for the dates of meteor showers expected in the near future.
The Perseid meteor shower peaks from about midnight August 12 in the northern hemisphere. One of best of the year. Look towards the northeast. These cannot really be seen in the Southern hemisphere though some will pop up above the northern horizon.
The Quadrantids are an easily visible January meteor shower.
Perhaps you are thinking of the Perseid Meteor Shower which is active in mid-August. It is visible all across the Northern Hemisphere.
Eclipses are visible, generally, only in certain locations. Meteor showers, however, affect the entire planet, and are generally a day or two long. The Perseid meteor shower is happening now, and will continue for a day or two more.
Yes. The Quadrantids can be seen every January in Ireland, if the weather is good.
The leonid vandeski (Leonids Meteor Shower) is a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle
That's not how meteor showers work. They don't "hit" specific places; they're visible pretty much everywhere the sky is dark. Tonight (August 13, 2011) is near the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
a meteor shower
October 21, 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower.
The term shooting stars refers to a meteor shower. At different times of the year, meteor showers are more visible on earth because they are closer to the earth's atmosphere.
No one has died as result of a meteor shower.