Met EEireann has said that the worst of Storm Eowyn has passed, but has warned of more strong winds, cold conditions, and possible sleet and snow showers to follow

The number of homes and busineses without electricity has increased to 715,000 as Storm Eowyn continues to rage across Ireland.

A man has died in Ireland as the hurricane force winds of Storm Eowyn continue to batter the British Isles, causing travel chaos and prompting danger to life warnings from forecasters. Flights have been cancelled,

Storm Eowyn brought severe destruction across Ireland overnight. Met Eireann reported gusts of 185kmh at Mace Head, Co Galway which smashed the old all time record of 182kmh in Limerick in 1945. Over 560,000 homes and businesses have been left without power this morning.

Gusts of 174km/h have been recorded in Mace Head as Storm Éowyn batters Ireland. Hurricane force mean speeds of 135km/h were also recorded in Mace Head, breaking the mean wind speed record of 131 km/h set in 1945 at Foynes, Limerick.

Met Éireann have asked people to stay at home as winds have not reached their strongest speeds. Met Éireann Senior Forecaster Gerry Murphy said on RTÉ's Morning Ireland: "People should not be out this morning. "This warning has been well heralded over the last few days.

Met Eireann issued a series of Red Weather Warnings for all of Ireland that came into effect at various times through Friday morning. Red Weather Warnings are extremely dangerous and destructive and pose a danger to life. Record wind speeds have been recorded from Storm Eoghan and already over 500,000 homes in Ireland are without power.

As Storm Eowyn continues to cause havoc across the country, the national forecaster has updated a number of weather warnings which will remain in place for the hours ahead as over 700,000 homes are wi