Met Éireann warns strong winds still pose a threat

• A gust of 183km/h has broken the record for the highest wind speed Ireland has ever experienced;
• 725,000 homes and businesses around the Republic are currently without power, according to ESB Networks;
• The ESB has said the damage caused by the storm is “unprecedented” and warned that some homes could be waiting over a week to be reconnected;
• Most red wind warnings expired at 11am/12pm, but Met Éireann has updated orange wind warnings to run into Friday afternoon and evening.

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Met Éireann has warned that strong winds pose a threat, despite the expiration of the red wind warnings.

Aoife Keely of Met Éireann said: “Given the amount of damage that this storm has brought to most areas of the country, there still will be a lot of damage around.

“It’s going to take a lot of time to clear this up – things like trees down, power lines down, and so on.”

The flight schedule at Cork Airport has returned to normal after the worst of the storm, however some delays can be expected

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