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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
'Flat packed' up and closing the doors...published at 11:49 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Ophelia a 'national emergency'published at 11:41 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says Storm Ophelia is a very dangerous event and the Irish Government's number one priority is to avoid injury.
He says the Republic's National Emergency Coordination Group will meet three times on Monday.
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End of twitter postMr Varadkar advises people to stay indoors and check on their neighbours as Storm Ophelia begins to move across Ireland.
Flybe flights cancelledpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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End of twitter postGalway is still relatively unaffected by Opheliapublished at 11:28 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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End of twitter postIrish reporter braves the windspublished at 11:24 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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End of twitter postFlight advicepublished at 11:20 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Bill Clinton forced to abandon Stormont interventionpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Storm Ophelia has forced former US president Bill Clinton to postpone a planned intervention in Northern Ireland's political stalemate. Mr Clinton had been due to meet the parties as they struggle to reach a deal to restore the collapsed executive.
Image source, PacemakerBut the visit was called off at late notice due to the severe weather warnings. It is understood it may still take place on Tuesday.
Emergency electricity crews on stand-bypublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Northern Ireland Electricity says it has initiated an "escalation plan" and will have emergency crews, engineers and call handlers on stand-by ahead of the heavy winds expected later.
It says there is a possibility of damage to the electricity network, especially in exposed or coastal locations.
Hurricane Ophelia has already left thousands without power in the Republic of Ireland.
Ophelia has the potential to bring down treespublished at 11:05 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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End of twitter postLatest satellite images of Opheliapublished at 11:00 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
That big swirl to the bottom left looks ominous...
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End of twitter postThe show won't go onpublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
The Lyric Theatre says it will be closed from early this afternoon. Hopefully they weren't due to perform Hamlet (that's as high brow as this page will get, promise).
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End of twitter postBarra Best on BBC News NI's Facebook pagepublished at 10:51 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Our man Barra Best is in Galway and had the latest on Hurricane Ophelia in a Facebook live broadcast a few moments ago - you can watch the broadcast here, external if you missed it.
Shutting up shop in Galwaypublished at 10:50 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
BBC's Ireland correspondent Chris Buckler is in Galway where it's far from business as usual.
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End of twitter postEast to get the worst of Ophelia?published at 10:44 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Met Éireann says the storm's winds could be strongest to the east - which suggests bad news for Northern Ireland.
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End of twitter postSandstorms whipped up in west Corkpublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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End of twitter postGetting prepared in Galwaypublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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End of twitter postUlster Bank and Danske Bank branches to shutpublished at 10:28 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Danske Bank and Ulster Bank have announced their branches in Northern Ireland will close in the early afternoon.
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End of twitter post 2More flights scrapped at Belfast Internationalpublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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End of twitter postMilitary mobilised to help cope with stormpublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
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End of twitter postLatest from Galway live on Facebookpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 16 October 2017
Our man on the ground Barra Best will be live on the BBC News NI Facebook page, external - tune in from 10.30am.
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