*swoon*

This afternoon.

Newbridge, County Kildare.

Members of the Irish Army Cadet help out a motorist while public has been warned to say indoors from 4pm today until 12 noon tomorrow as Storm Emma meets the so-called ‘Beast from the East’.

The National Emergency Coordination Group said its decision was made because of the “serious and life-threatening conditions” which may be posed by the extreme weather.

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