Live Updates
11:03:
ESB crews are beginning to restore power to parts of the county as the morning progresses, with a large outage in Tramore now restored.
The following areas are still without power:
Crooke- 12 reports
Kilcarragh- 14 reports
Dunmore East- 53 reports
Kilmacthomas- 94 reports
Tramore- 23 reports
Carrick on Suir- 578 reports
Helvic Head- 29 reports
Ardmore- 33 reports
Lismore- 956 reports
10:48:
The L5055 at Cluttahinna, in the Cappoquin region is closed due to a fallen tree. Waterford City and County Council are aware of the incident and have closed the road accordingly.
10:44:
Waterford City and County Council has begun to undertake an assessment on the ground. The following have been identified so far:
- Lismore, Co Waterford - Tree fallen on power line
- Reports of trees down / overhanging branches at entrance to Maypark Lane
- N72 from Dungarvan to Cappoquin at the Pike Service Station
- N25 at Youghal Bridge
- Road blocked at St. Otteran’s Terrace, Tramore, Co. Waterford due to corrugated roof blown from shed.
- Tree down Rossduff (past McGuires Garden Centre) towards Woodstown beach
- Telecomms pole fallen in back garden in Tramore, Co. Waterford
- Tree down at Springfield – road between Cappoquin and Aglish
- Tree blocking road at Pickardstown, Co. Waterford (Tramore to Airport road)
- Tree down at the Burgery, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
- Large tree down on the road at Kilmacomma on the R671- live power cables are down as a result- ESB crews on site currently
- Tree down in Ticknock- the L6043 is open and motorists advised to approach with caution
10:13:
R671 closed- the Clashmore to Aglish side has been closed to deal with a fallen tree. Motorists are advised to proceed with caution.
09:38:
Public travel will begin to resume services later this morning following the introduction of the Orange warning for wind from 10am.
Bus Éireann have advised that most of their services will resume from 12pm onwards.
However, they have issued a statement to advise that disruption is to be expected due to difficult driving conditions.
This comes as ground crews will begin assessment of localised damage from 10am onwards.
This work will include the clearing of fallen trees from roads, where possible.
09:19:
Authorities have advised that due to a reduction in wind speeds and the lifting of the Red warning from 10am, it is envisioned that the Rose Kennedy Bridge will re-open from 10am this morning.
09:16
Caution advised when travelling on foot or in a vehicle in the Lower Main Street in Dungarvan.
Reports received of loose slates which have fallen from the roofs of adjacent buildings along that stretch of street.
08:58
Fallen tree near Pickardstown garage in Tramore on the approach into Waterford, impacting one side of the road.
Waterford Council can be contacted on 0818 10 20 20, ground crews will not be conducting assessments until 10am when the red warning has passed.
Reports also of a fallen tree near Robin Hill coming from Tramore towards Waterford.
08:50
Waterford City and County Council have advised they will not be carrying out ground work assessments until the Red weather warning for wind has passed from 10am.
Following this, crews will be dispatched to assess damage incurred during the storm.
Fine Gael councillor, Niamh O'Donovan spoke with Ollie and Dymphna this morning regarding power outage in Lismore.
Currently, there are in the region of 1,000 homes, farms, and businesses which have lost power this morning.
Residents have advised this will impact their water supply locally, which has been a long-standing issue.
08:13
Nationally, there are now 715,000 homes, farms, and businesses without power.
This has increased from 560,000 which was reported earlier this morning by the ESB network and crew.
Further outages are anticipated as the storm continues to track across the country
08:08
Fallen tree across the road in the Belle Lake region in Waterford city.
It is possible to pass, however, caution is advised when approaching the area.
Fallen tree reported blocking the road in the Park Lane/Maypark area of Waterford city.
The road is currently not passable.
07:54
Reports coming in of two trees down in the Pike region on the N25 approach to Dungarvan.
They are currently blocking the road on the approach to Garranbane NS coming from the Waterford city side.
07:36
Met Éireann have updated the weather advice today, and the Orange status wind warning which was originally due to be in place until 4pm, is now in place until midday today from 7am.
From midday, a status yellow warning for wind is in place for Waterford, meaning care must continue to be taken when making any journeys later today.
Speaking on The Big Breakfast Blaa with Ollie and Dymphna, Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather said in his view, the storm hit Waterford later than expected, with very strong gusts and winds expected to continue for the next two hours or more.
07:22
The record for the maximum speed ever of a gust of wind in Ireland has been broken overnight, as a gust of 183km/h was recorded at Mace Head in Co Galway.
Met Éireann said the previous record of 182 km/h has stood since 1945.
The highest gust record of 182 km/h set in 1945 at Foynes Co. Limerick has provisionally been broken during #StormÉowyn pic.twitter.com/9loiOz96l4
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 24, 2025
Over half a million homes, farms, and businesses are without power as of 6am on Friday, with ESB Networks saying "significantly more power outages" are expected.
ESB Networks said the damage to the electricity network and the impact on customers has been "unprecedented".
Gusts of 139 and 137 km/h were also recorded in Knock and Shannon respectively.
The highest mean wind speed since the storm began was 130 km/h at Mace Head, which is a hurricane force wind.
05:43:
At least 2,336 homes and businesses are without power this morning as Storm Éowyn made landfall late last night into the early hours of this morning. A status red is currently in place for wind until 10am. The following areas are without power this morning:
Dunmore East- 53 reports
Tramore- 560 reports
Kilmacthomas- 200 reports
Deerpark- 567 reports
Lismore- 956 reports
At present, while the strong winds continue, there is no estimated repair time on the powerlines. Nationally, an estimated 560,000 homes are without power, with many areas not expected to see power return for some days.
The worst of the storm is expected to have passed by 10am, however a status orange alert for wind in place until this afternoon. Damage to property has been seen across the county.
A roof of a shed in Tramore blew onto the road in the early hours of this morning
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