Summary

  • All schools across island of Ireland will remain closed on Tuesday

  • 295,000 homes in Republic, and 11,000 in Northern Ireland, without power

  • Storm is "national emergency", says Irish PM Leo Varadkar

  • Woman in 50s and two men killed in storm-related accidents

  • Amber weather warning issued for NI, red weather warning for the Republic

  • Winds of up to 65mph (105km/h) batter NI, with gusts reaching 80mph

  1. Dublin's Luas at a standstillpublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

    Dublin's Luas service is not operating tonight and that will remain the case tomorrow morning after strong winds damaged a technical room at a depot in Clondalkin.

    Luas trams in Dublin

    Luas officials are to meet at midday tomorrow and will inform customers of developments after that on its website.

  2. Emergency planning continues in Republicpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

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  3. How to report Ophelia damagepublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

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  4. In numbers: Fallen tress, road closurespublished at 19:16 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

    A tress across a road near Dromore in County Down

    Trafficwatch NI says that, as of an hour ago, it's had 179 reports of fallen trees or branches on roads.

    • 83 in the southern region
    • 48 in the eastern region
    • 30 in the northern region
    • 18 in the western region
  5. Lisburn road closed due to hazardous cablespublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

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  6. Dublin flight disruptionpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

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  7. Not a day for a cyclepublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

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  8. Thousands left without powerpublished at 18:56 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

    About 18,500 homes are without electricity across Northern Ireland.

    An electricity engineer

    Engineers will be working into the night to restore power to those properties, according to NIE Networks.

    It says customers should report damage by calling 03457 643 643. Information on power cuts will be provided on its website - nienetworks.co.uk, external.

  9. Taxi!published at 18:52 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

    Time-wasting phone calls to the police are nothing new, but this is surely one request they haven't had before...

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  10. Extra beds available for Belfast homelesspublished at 18:49 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

    Help is on hand for homeless people in Belfast tonight, with extra beds made available in some hostels.

    A homeless manImage source, PA

    St Patrick's Church has been running a soup kitchen that will remain open through the evening, according to organiser Paul McCusker, to make sure rough-sleepers have somewhere to find shelter.

    "We've had up to 15 people and we're engaging with people on the streets to make them aware that there is help and support there," he says.

  11. All colleges to close for second daypublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

    Further education colleges across Northern Ireland are to remain close tomorrow.

    Belfast Met

    The Department for the Economy has spoken to the heads of the six regional colleges and they've agreed to shut for a second day due to risks posed by the storm winds.

    "Safety of students is paramount and this decision has been taken with that in mind," adds the department.

  12. Tree-clearing suspended over safety fearspublished at 18:36 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

    Tree surgeons contracted by Belfast City Council have had their services suspended due to fears for their safety, according to the UUP councillor Sonia Copeland.

    Workers remove parts of a fallen tree

    They've been dealing with fallen trees on footpaths and roads, but they've been taken out of action until the worst of the storm passes.

  13. Uprootedpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

    Trees are being uprooted all over Northern Ireland.

    Here are two that our cameramen spotted on their travels along busy roads in County Down - firstly, on the A1 near Dromore.

    A tree down on the A1 road near Dromore

    And this one has come down close to the Narrow Water roundabout just outside Warrenpoint. You can see that the Irish Elk sculpture in the background escaped.

    A tree on the road between Newry and Warrenpoint
  14. 16,000 customers without electricitypublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

    Northern Ireland Electricity says about 16,000 customers are without electricity. It expects that number to increase as winds are strengthening.

    NIEImage source, NIE

    You can stay up to date with the latest information on the NIE website, external.

  15. Flights grounded at Belfast City Airportpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

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  16. Cushendall road closurepublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

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  17. Wind picking up around Ards Peninsulapublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

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  18. No rush hour traffic todaypublished at 17:43 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

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  19. Winds are strengtheningpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

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  20. Fallen trees block roads in Belfastpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 16 October 2017

    For the latest on all road closures go to Trafficwatch NI's website, external

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