More than 280,000 homes and businesses were left without power and around 1,800 objects were reported to be obstructing roads

A gust of almost 93mph was recorded in Co Down.

Police said Friday is expected to see the strongest winds in the region since the St Stephen's Day storm in 1998 which caused widespread disruption.

Storm Éowyn is forecast to track across Ireland on Thursday night and Friday

Snow, ice, heavy rain and sleet are to sweep over the island of Ireland as temperatures continue to plummet

Forecasters have warned that it will lead to very difficult travelling conditions

The Met Office has forecast a ‘grey Christmas’ with some sunny spells and ‘extremely mild’ temperatures.

Roads, flights and public transport could be disrupted by strong gusts

Met Éireann has issued a series of red warnings for some coastal counties

A status yellow low temperature and ice warning will be in place for the Republic on Tuesday and Wednesday nights

Orange and amber wind warnings that were in place in 11 counties across the island have been lifted.

The warning covers seven counties on Sunday while a yellow wind warning will be in effect for the rest of the island of Ireland.

The Met Office says it is set to turn unsettled over the weekend, ahead of potentially disruptive weather from midweek.

The Irish meteorological service, the UK’s Met Office and the Netherlands’ KNMI have each contributed seven names to the new list.

A status-yellow warning for heavy rain is in place for Waterford, Cork and Kerry until 1pm on Monday.

Wind and rain warnings have been issued by Met Éireann and the UK Met Office

Met Éireann has issued a weather alert for seven counties

Weather warnings mean motorists should take extra care on the roads.

An Arctic airmass has moved over Ireland this week, bringing noticeably colder weather

Three counties in the North have also been placed under a yellow alert for ice

Many schools have been asked to delay opening as the country prepares for winds of up to 130 kilometres per hour

Employers were asked to allow people to work from home.

Weather warnings apply to the entire island of Ireland due to the storm

A dinghy was involved in efforts to take people to dry land in the Haven estate in Rosslare on Monday.

The Republic and Northern Ireland saw travel disruption with fallen trees blocking roads and flights and ferries also being affected

Eight counties remain under orange wind and rain warnings