Hurricane Ophelia: As it happened

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

Live Reporting

Tori Watson and Iain McDowell

76mph winds recorded at Shannon Airportpublished at 13:41 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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Staff leaving city centre to avoid stormpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Schools on stand-by for Tuesday?published at 13:36 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
So will schools be closed tomorrow? The Department of Education says it will issue an update later this afternoon...
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Dept for Infrastructure activate emergency planpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure has activated its emergency plan.
The department will be monitoring the impact of Ophelia on roads, rivers and tides throughout the day.
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300 roads staff are ready to deploy to manage any damage or obstruction to roads if necessary and safe to do so, a statement from the department said.
Stand collapses at stadiumpublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
It's being reported that a stand at Turner's Cross football stadium in Cork has collapsed after high winds from Hurricane Ophelia.
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Derry City are due to play Cork City in Turner's Cross tomorrow night.
Safety measures for Weeping Window poppiespublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
The Ulster Museum says it's putting safety measures in place to help protect Weeping Window poppies, an outdoor art installation that opened just last week.
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No surprise here: Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge closedpublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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Seas off Northern Ireland beginning to get roughpublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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Treefall 'kills woman in Waterford' - RTÉpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
A woman has died after a tree hit a car in Waterford in south-east Ireland, Irish broadcaster RTÉ reports.
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It is understood the woman was one of two people involved in the incident at Aglish in west Waterford earlier today.
Health appointments updatepublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
The animals are taking coverpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Get off yer bikepublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Game of Thrones, Krypyton hit by Hurricane Opheliapublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Talk about the Winds of Winter (even though it is autumn, but you know what we mean)...
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FlyBe Belfast City Airport flights scrappedpublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
If you're a FlyBe passenger hoping to travel in or out of Belfast City today, then we've some bad news...
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No more flights from Cork todaypublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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Irish broadcaster reports injuries in Waterfordpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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Trees and power lines down in Killarneypublished at 12:39 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Now you see them...published at 12:37 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
The average wind speed at Roches Point in County Cork is 68mph - and the trees in the area are getting the brunt of it.
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Latest forecast on Hurricane Opheliapublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
BBC News NI's Geoff Maskell has the latest.
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Belfast-Dublin bus cancellationspublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Several afternoon bus services between Belfast and Dublin have been scrapped, Translink have said.
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