Met Éireann has issued a "status Orange" wind warning - with gusts of over 120 kilometres per hour recorded this morning.
The most powerful winds so far have been felt in Ulster - with Connacht and Leinster also subjected to gale force winds of 80 to 100 kilometres per hour.
Met Éireann says the conditions have the capacity to "significantly impact on people in affected areas".
Forecaster Pat Clarke says the conditions could cause some disruption in the capital:
