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This afternoon.

Clontarf, Dublin.

Terrified residents venture briefly outside as Storm Barra reaches its ‘halway stage’.

Storm Barra at ‘halfway stage’ as 49,000 without power (RTÉ)

Meanwhile…

‘sup?

GET inside, now!

This is not a drill.

RollingNews

Earlier….

This morning.

Bray, county Wicklow.

Thanks The Dude

Meanwhile…

This morning.

Tralee, county Kerry.

Via RTE News

After making landfall this morning, Storm Barra has caused some flooding in the south and has already left at least 33,000 homes and businesses without power.

A Status Red wind warning for Cork and Kerry has been active from 6am, while a similar warning for Clare will be in place from 4pm.

In all three counties, wind speeds of over 80 km/h, with severe or damaging gusts in excess of 130km/h, have been forecast by Met Éireann.

The weather warnings will be in place until 9pm tonight, when these counties will enter a Status Orange wind warning, which will remain in place until 6am tomorrow morning.

Storm Barra: Flooding in Cork, Limerick, Kerry as homes and businesses without power (RTE)

Pic via Cathy O’Halloran