UPDATE: The Status Red Wind Warning for Tipperary will be downgraded to Status Orange at 11am before dropping to a Yellow Warning from midday until 4pm.
Around 15,000 homes and businesses are without electricity in County Tipperary this morning as Storm Éowyn makes its presence felt.
There’s a danger to life as the whole country comes under a Red wind warning this morning with extremely dangerous travelling conditions.
There are reports of fallen trees and debris across the county.
Clonmel Gardaí are warning of a tree down on the bypass between the Moangariff and Cashel road roundabouts – the road is passable but caution is advised.
In Thurles there a number of trees came down on the N62 near the golf club but the road is now passable.
Tipp Town Gardaí are reporting a number of trees on the Dundrum to Tipp road and around Dundrum House Hotel.
Trees also reported down at Market Hill near Fethard and at Darcy’s Cross on the Rosegreen side of Clerihan.
There are fallen trees at Carrigan’s Grove on the Thurles to Ballycahill road which is impassable at the moment.
A full list of the trees and ESB poles down on roads across the county and notified to Tipperary County Council is available here.
The record for the maximum ever gust of wind in Ireland was broken overnight.
Met Éireann says a gust of 183 km/h was recorded at Mace Head, breaking the previous record of 182 km/h which has stood since 1945.
The highest mean wind speed since the storm began was 130 km/h at Mace Head, which is a hurricane force wind.
The Red alert for Tipperary came into effect at 6am and will remain in place until 11 this morning – an Orange alert will now end at midday according to Met Éireann.
Schools and creches will stay closed for the day, while public transport won’t operate during Storm Éowyn.