Co Donegal Wind speed records have been broken in the Republic of Ireland with hurricane-force sustained winds of 85 mph (137 km/h) at Mace Head, County Galway Northern Ireland's political leaders ...

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

Footage shows Storm Eowyn battering homes in Northern Ireland this morning, leaving millions of residents in the region without power. The gusts of up to 113mph (183km/h) slammed into County Down, uprooting trees and damaging buildings.

County Galway. Meanwhile, further weather warnings have been issued across Northern Ireland ahead of Storm Herminia. The system is not forecast to be as severe for Northern Ireland as Storm Éowyn.

The Met Office issued the red alert for Northern Ireland until 14:00 GMT, emphasizing the severity of the situation.

One of the strongest storms in decades leads to cancelled flights, suspended rail services, and closed schools.

The storm brought 100 mile-per-hour winds to the island and also battered Scotland and northern England. Britain’s weather office issued a red warning, its highest level of alert.

A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel chaos.

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving one man dead and almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut, officials said.

DUBLIN : Record high winds from storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving almost one-third of homes and businesses without power and forcing cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closure of schools and public transport.

A warning about bogus tradespeople operating in areas affected by Storm Éowyn has been issued by gardaí. People are being urged to "be careful" with callers to their homes and businesses who put pressure on them to make "snap decisions" on any work their premises may need.