Stay where you are until 10am.

That’s the advice for every county in Ireland this morning, as Storm Éowyn continues to batter the country, leaving 560,000 without power nationwide.

A Status Red Wind warning remains in place until 10am this morning, Friday, and people are asked to continue to shelter in place.

Maximum gusts of 130km/h were recorded across the county early this morning with up to 40mm of rainfall recorded also, creating multiple hazards. Max gusts of 183km/h were recorded at Mace Head in Galway, breaking the record gust for Ireland, previously 182km/h.

There are trees down in every area and power outages for more than 20,000 homes and businesses in Cork alone.

This is how #StormÉowyn is unfolding over the past several hours.

Watch the satellite image from over the North Atlantic as the storm moved towards Ireland.@eumetsat pic.twitter.com/ZRPP36LsYO

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 24, 2025

A Status Orange Wind warning will be in place until noon with severe, damaging and destructive gusts forecast.

“The public is asked not to travel today unless absolutely necessary even after the red warning expires. Aside from the dangers of fallen trees, power cables and telecoms infrastructure, there will be a lot of debris on roads and footpaths.” said a County Council spokesperson.

Widespread delays and closures 

All Cork County Council facilities will remain closed today. This includes council offices, libraries, swimming pools, civic amenity sites and tourist facilities.

Passenger Update – 04.00 Friday

A Status Red (wind) weather warning is in effect until 10:00 this morning.

Due to the expected impact of #StormÉowyn, airlines have cancelled a number of flights scheduled to depart and arrive into #CorkAirport on Friday morning.

Currently,… pic.twitter.com/qJYfdjx5EP

— Cork Airport (@CorkAirport) January 24, 2025

Telephone lines and emails will be operational wherever possible. Mallow Castle Grounds and Fermoy Town Park will be closed to the public due to the risk of fallen trees. These facilities will be inspected for damage before being re-opened to the public.

Dursey Cable Car has also been taken out of service due to the destructive winds. A post storm technical inspection will need to be undertaken before it can return to service.