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

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Minor delays at Belfast City Airportpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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Tree down in County Armaghpublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Traffic is having to move carefully along the Portadown Road as a tree has fallen across one of the lanes.
One of Belfast's busiest roads closedpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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Tree falls on Derry's Wallspublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
A section of the historic Derry Walls has been closed to pedestrians because of a fallen tree.
The tree fell at St Augustine's Church, resulting in a section between Stable Lane and Society Street being closed.
The walls are over 400 years old and attract over 400,000 visitors a year.
Belfast to Bangor trains suspendedpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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51,000 now without power in Northern Irelandpublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Even more power cuts are being reported in Northern Ireland as Storm Ali continues to surge - NI Electricity says there are now 51,000 customers without power.
Caravan victim believed to be a touristpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
A woman in her 50s who died after a caravan was blown off a cliff in County Galway is understood to have been a tourist.
Image source, RTÉ
It's understood she was staying at a campsite at Claddaghduff, near Clifden.
Door cracks at Titanic Belfastpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Titanic Belfast is also feeling the full brunt of Storm Ali - the high winds has caused damage to the museum's doors.
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Lorry damaged by treespublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Trees have fallen on a lorry at Osborne Park off the Lisburn Road in Belfast.
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The driver has been taken to hospital.
Council parks closedpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Earlier this morning, Belfast City Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council announced it was closing all its public parks - now Mid Ulster Council has followed suit.
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Flight disruption in Dublinpublished at 11:42 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
Check the latest departure information for Dublin Airport below if you're flying today - there's been some cancellations.
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Almost 40 roads across Northern Ireland closedpublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
A total of 36 roads have been affected by the storm, including a number of road closures due to fallen trees.
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Storm Ali bringing fierce windspublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
In the Republic, gusts of 75mph have been recorded at Mace Head in County Galway.
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Trees coming down in Belfastpublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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Thousands without power across the islandpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
In Northern Ireland, 32,000 are without power while the number is 55,000 in the Republic as Storm Ali continues to batter the electricity network.
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Foyle Bridge closed in Derrypublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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M1 reopens after fallen power linespublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
There have been long tailbacks on the M1 after an electricity line came down over the motorway.
Northern Ireland Electricity said crews made their way to the fault on foot because of traffic congestion. They said storm damage is the suspected cause of the electricity line coming down.
Woman dies after caravan blown over a cliffpublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
A woman in her 50s has died after a caravan was blown over a cliff in Clifden, County Galway.
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RTÉ reports that the caravan landed on the coastline and not the sea.
Bus ticket issues in Enniskillenpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
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Trees coming down in high windspublished at 10:53 British Summer Time 19 September 2018
BBC News NI's Julian Fowler sends us these pictures of these parked cars underneath trees near Enniskillen Castle.