At least 715,000 homes and businesses are with without power after the record-breaking Storm Eowyn hit overnight.
In Dublin outages have been recorded in the likes of Malahide, Clondalkin and Saggart. A red 'danger to life' wind warning remains in place with people told to shelter in place.
The alert will end in Dublin at 11am. There's no trains, trams or buses operating while schools, creches and colleges are closed.
Around 300 flights were cancelled at Dublin airport but planes have started departing and arriving again.
Some structures have been damaged around the capital, including a lamp post that fell onto a house in Ringsend.
As of 8.30am this morning, Dublin Fire Brigade received 25 calls for assistance, which mostly involved trees and cables down.
It's also responded to calls of vehicles being hit by trees and scaffolding collapsing onto a road in Harold's Cross.
The Lr Kimmage Road in Harold's Cross remains closed following the scaffolding collapse. It is likely to remain blocked until after the red warning has been lifted.#StormÉowyn pic.twitter.com/c5I5ycuZ46
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) January 24, 2025
Crews also attended a damaged balcony in Coolock and uprooted underground cables in Kilbarrack.
Kilbarrack firefighters have been called to uprooted underground cables which have been exposed when a tree was downed by #StormÉowyn
We've requested the assistance of @ESBNetworks 📸 file pic.twitter.com/ISC8hOXBhU
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) January 24, 2025
In Blanchardstown an ice skating rink has been severely damaged.
Blanchardstown Dublin 15 ice rink damaged by storm. Still strong winds in most areas so take care and be careful of blown debris. #StormÈowyn pic.twitter.com/maUrMNbJqa
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) January 24, 2025
Record breaking winds
Records have provisionally been broken for mean speeds and gusts, with hurricane speed winds registered.
Mace Head in County Galway saw gusts of 183 km/h before five o clock this morning, breaking a record which stood for around 80 years.
The same weather station also recorded hurricane level average speeds of 135 km/h – which is also provisionally the highest level ever recorded by Met Eireann.
Power outages
The ESB says an ‘unprecedented’ 715,000 homes and businesses are without power, and that was much of the country was under a red warning.
The company says there has been unprecedented, widespread and extensive damage to electricity infrastructure.
Image: Dublin Fire Brigade
