The first significant storm of 2017 came with gale force winds and gusts of up to 120km per hour.

According to the ESB, Doris caused damage to electricity networks in the northeast, northwest and north Dublin. Earlier this morning some 46,000 customers were left without power. Currently there are ​​​​34,000 customers without power from ​​​1,000 faults. ESB said this afternoon that due to the large number of individual faults it will take some time to restore power and some customers may be without power until Friday.

The areas currently affected include:

  • Balbriggan
  • Lucan
  • Celbridge
  • Mulhuddart
  • Navan
  • Duleek
  • Drogheda
  • Castlebar
  • Tuam
  • Carrickmacross
  • Monaghan
  • Cavan
  • Roscommon
  • Sligo
  • Leitrim
  • Dundalk
  • Drogheda

    • ESB has been roundly praised by homeowners who have had their power restored.

    The damage from the storm was caused by high winds which broke electricity lines and damaged other equipment. Falling timber has also caused considerable damage to the electricity network.

    And this cow had a lucky escape when the shed of her roof fell in on the farm on David Moore in Co Meath.

    Weather warnings

    Met Éireann no longer has any land weather warnings in place but it does have a status orange marine gale warning in place for this afternoon.

    The effect of Storm Doris on a farm in Glanworth, Co Cork.

    The weather service said that the winds will continue to ease throughout the day, but they will remain blustery even into this evening. Showers will become well scattered at that point, driest all the while across southern counties. Cold, with an added wind chill effect. Highest temperatures only 5°C to 9°C.

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