Storm Ali: First storm of season arrives in Northern Ireland

Summary

Man in his 20s killed by tree in County Armagh
Woman dies after a caravan blows off a cliff in County Galway
Thousands without power in Northern Ireland and the Republic
Gusts of 91mph recorded in County Down

Live Reporting

'Do not visit' Giant's Causewaypublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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Latest forecast as wind warning still in forcepublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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Flight cancellations at Dublin Airportpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
While the airport remains open, there's been serious disruption to arrivals and departures with 42 cancellations and eight flights diverted.
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'Do not ignore road closed signs'published at 14:20 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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School closing earlypublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
It's a quick home time for pupils at St Ronan's Primary School in Newry.
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Derry train line closedpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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'Don't make unnecessary journeys' meme returnspublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
As Storm Ali continues to surge, an Irish meme is beginning to reappear on Twitter and Facebook.
In 2015, RTÉ reporter Theresa Mannion presented a live broadcast from a rain-drenched Galway during Storm Desmond.
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Her waterlogged report and warning of "don't make unnecessary journeys" quickly went viral.
Good advice there, but do watch the report on YouTube, external to find out why that line became such an internet hit.
Zoo and parks closed in Dublinpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
The Republic's capital is getting a severe lashing from Storm Ali - the strong winds has resulted in many of the city's main parks closing including Dublin Zoo, St Stephen's Green and the National Botanic Gardens.
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Storm hits one of Europe's biggest agri-eventspublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Ireland's National Ploughing Championships - one of the biggest outdoor events of its kind in Europe - has cancelled its second day because of Storm Ali.
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The three-day event is taking place in Tullamore, County Offaly. Anna Marie McHugh, of the National Ploughing Association, told RTÉ that tents had been damaged by high winds but that the competition would continue on Thursday.
The event attracts about 100,000 people.
Woman dies after caravan blown off a cliffpublished at 13:37 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
The scene in County Galway where a woman in her 50s died after strong winds caused by Storm Ali.
Foyle Bridge re-opens with speed limitpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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Red all overpublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
The latest image from the Northern Ireland Electricity website , externalshowing power cuts is fairly concerning.
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Delays and cancellations expected at Belfast Internationalpublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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Travel disruption continuespublished at 13:14 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Public travel is taking a hit too as Storm Ali continues to rage - for all the latest on bus and train travel check out the links supplied by Translink below.
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Police advice on staying safe during the stormpublished at 13:11 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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Desperate measurespublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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Even more power cuts across Irelandpublished at 12:55 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
There are now 65,000 customers in Northern Ireland and 186,000 in the Republic without power.
Northern Ireland Electricity says power has been restored to 24,000 customers but that "conditions at present are extremely challenging".
ESB, who oversee the electricity network in the Republic, says Cavan and Sligo are among the worst areas affected by power cuts.
Record-breaking windspublished at 12:51 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
It's official - Storm Ali has brought Northern Ireland's strongest September wind gusts since records began.
Gusts of 91mph have been recorded in Killowen, County Down. That record could yet be broken as Storm Ali shows no signs of abating.
Fallen power lines hit Dublin's Luaspublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
The Luas - Dublin's tram system - has been badly disrupted because of a fallen power line.
Green line trams between Balally in south Dublin and Dominick on the north side - which ordinarily run through the city centre - have been cancelled.
The Luas' operator Transdev said the issue could take hours to repair, adding: "This is not a quick fix."
Tree hits gas tankpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Emergency services are at the scene in Castledawson, County Londonderry and Pound Road is closed.
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