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Met Éireann has now issued a status red wind warning for all counties as storm Éowyn tracks its way across Ireland.
The weather warning will come into force at 2am Friday morning in counties Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford at 3am for Clare and Galway, at 4am for Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo and at 6am for all other counties, bar Donegal.
The warning will be in place in Donegal from 6am to 2pm.
The effects of storm Éowyn are expected to last until 10am Friday morning in Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Waterford and Wexford.
In Clare and Galway, the red warning will remain until 11am, while in Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo it will last until noon.
The warning will be in place for Cavan, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Roscommon and Tipperary until 11am.
Met Éireann has warned that the effects of the storm will pose a "danger to life".
Fallen trees, damage to power lines and power outages, as well as structural damage and very difficult travelling conditions are expected.
Northern Ireland was also issued with a red weather warning from the UK Met Office.
Rain
A status yellow rain warning has also been issued for Cork, Kerry and Waterford, with heavy rain that may lead to localised flooding.
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