The northern half of the country is on high alert as Ophelia continues to lash Ireland.
Up to half a million households could be without power in the next few hours.
Public transport has been cancelled for the rest of the day, and schools will remain shut tomorrow.
Evelyn Cusack from Met Eireann says the northern half of the country will be worst affected for the next few hours.
The worst of the weather has finished in the south, but high winds are continuing.
Derek Hynes from the ESB says 360,000 customers are without power now, a figure which could rise to half a million.
All public transport networks are offline until tomorrow morning, while schools will stay closed on Tuesday.
Here’s Sean O’Foghlu from the Dept of Education:
