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Thankfully, the weather today will be nothing like yesterday.
Trees were felled, roofs were blown off houses and winds of up to 150km/h were felt across the country.
Clare O’Neill and Michael Pyke have been named as the first victims of Storm Ophelia in Ireland.
The association representing the insurance industry said companies will deploy all available resources.
The Luas will also not operate tomorrow morning.
People have been warned to stay indoors as a matter of safety.
Dunnes, Lidl, Tesco and Aldi are among the outlets closed.
The incident occurred in Ravensdale, near Dundalk.
A state of emergency has been declared in Portugal.
Gardaí are advising members of the public to stay indoors until the storm has passed.
Cork Airport has cancelled all departures.
Storm Ophelia made its way through the country after making landfall in Kerry this morning.
A female passenger also sustained non-life threatening injuries.
Services in Dublin have gone ahead as planned, but a number of funerals in Cork were postponed due to the extreme weather.
Sting jets get their named from the ‘sting in the tail’ of clouds.
US news outlets are providing extensive coverage of the storm’s arrival.
Rain can be expected over the country from tonight.
Well no, probably not. It’s more likely to be a tropical storm, according to Met Éireann. We’re set for a rough start to next week though.
There were no immediate reports of deaths due to the storm.
People calling local radio stations reported that doors were flying off hinges and a water tank flew away in the island’s southern region.
“So far we have lost all what money can buy and replace,” Dominica’s Prime Minister said.
Maria has intensified to a Category Two.
Authorities have warned more than 6 million people to leave. But many are staying.
The practice of assigning names to storms began in the 1950s.
The storm is also is expected to “cause life-threatening surf and rip current condition.”.
At least 42 people have been killed and up to 50,000 homes damaged.
The category 4 hurricane has left a trail of destruction in its wake since making landfall last Friday.
The Category 4 hurricane has wreaked havoc across the gulf coast since making its landfall last Friday.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has expressed concern that not as many people are evacuating compared with previous storms.
At least five people are now confirmed dead.
An event honouring John F Kennedy in Boston is among those to have been cancelled.
Thousands are still without electricity.
A status yellow warning has been released for Thursday.
Tens of thousands of homes are without power, and hundreds of flights have been cancelled due to the storm.
It was one of the most famous trees in the US.
The north-west coast will be most affected by the storm, with gusts of up to 120km/h expected.
Meanwhile, the Road Safety Authority has asked people to exercise caution while using roads.
A 24-hour weather warning has been issued for this Friday.