Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving 560,000 homes and businesses without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closure of schools and public transport.

As Ireland wakes up to the havoc wreaked by Storm Eowyn, Met Eireann has updated a number of weather warnings for the hours ahead. While the worst of the storm seems to be behind us, disruptive weather and hazardous travelling conditions will persist throughout Friday, January 24.

The storm had knocked out power to more than half a million utility customers by early Friday as it moved across Ireland.