Met Éireann, the Republic of Ireland's national meteorological service, said that the country had faced wind gusts of 114mph in County Galway– the highest recorded wind speeds ever recorded on the island.

Ireland has been hit with record wind gusts of 114 miles (183 kilometers) an hour as a winter storm batters the country and northern parts of the U.K. Schools have been closed, trains halted and hundreds of flights canceled in the Republic of Ireland,

More than 715,000 properties are without power in the Republic of Ireland as Storm Éowyn causes chaos across the island. In Donegal alone, 86,000 households were left without electricity on Friday morning.

A red wind warning has been issued for the whole of the Republic of Ireland, with Met Éireann warning of a possible "danger to life". The alert comes into effect at varying times from 02:00 on Friday and will end at varying times. Met Éireann has warned that "severe, damaging and destructive winds" are expected, with gusts of up to 130km/h.

Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under the top-level red weather warnings for wind from early on Friday.

There are warnings of danger to life, fallen electric lines, damaged infrastructure and widespread power outages

The storm had knocked out power to more than half a million utility customers by early Friday as it moved across Ireland.

Vera Pauw has been appointed head coach of the United Arab Emirates’ women’s team, her first such role in the game since the Football Association of Ireland opted not to offer her a new contract after the 2023 World Cup.

Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned.

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