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Ophelia Storm flooding in Tragumna Skibbereen, West Cork. Photograph: Emma Jervis

Gardaí clearing the road near Enniskerry, Co Wicklow from a fallen tree during storm Ophelia. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times

The flooded road and car park at the Salthill Promenade during Ophelia on Monday. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy

Storm Ophelia batters the west Cork coast at the Beacon near Baltimore. Photograph: Youen Jacob/Provision

A fallen tree on Northbrook Road, Ranelagh. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times

Fallen trees in Sutton as Hurricane Ophelia hits Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times

Tree surgeon James Moran working on a fallen tree at Bayswater Terrace, Sandycove during storm Ophelia. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times

Locals cut up and clear a fallen tree which had been blocking the road for most of the day on the Leixlip Road, near the Salmon Leap Inn this evening after Hurrricane Opelia. Photograph: Colin Keegan / Collins

An ESB worker checking a line hit by a fallen tree at Rockbarto, Salthill, Galway, during Ophelia. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy

A man take selfies in waves and high wind at Lahinch in County Clare . Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

Hurricane 'Ophelia'.... cormorants flying through the storm, Ballycotton, East Cork. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

Worst storm in 50 years hitting Kerry today as Ophelia makes landfall off the West Coast of Kerry .
Drivers pictured on Fenit pier . The Coast Guard has advised people to stay away from the shoreline due to swells of up to 40 feet. Photograph: Domnick Walsh — Worst storm in 50 years hitting Kerry today as Ophelia makes landfall off the West Coast of Kerry . Drivers pictured on Fenit pier . The Coast Guard has advised people to stay away from the shoreline due to swells of up to 40 feet. Photograph: Domnick Walsh

The roof of a thatched cottage starts to blow off as storm Ophelia hits the County Clare village of Spanish Point. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters

ESB Networks map showing clusters of power outages mid-afternoon on Monday due to storm damage from Ophelia. By mid afternoon some 360,000 customers were without power.

Hurricane 'Ophelia'.... fallen trees Marina Park, Cork City. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

Storm Ophelia batters the Atlantic coast of Ireland in Lahinch village, County Clare. Photograph: Aidan Crawley / EPA

Saoirse Rosenstock pictured at Dun Laoghaire Peir this afternoon as Ophelia passed through. Photograph: Stephen Collins / Collins

Hurricane 'Ophelia'.... fallen tree Knocknaheeny, Cork City. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

Hurricane 'Ophelia'.... fallen trees Marina Park, Cork City. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

A Cormorant flies over the South Wall as storm Ophelia builds off the East Coast. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times

Met Eireann - Images from our Roches Point weather webcam. Trees are coming down. Roches Point has a mean wind speed of 111km/h. Gusts of 156km/h . #Ophelia

Oystercatchers shelter off Sandymount Dublin as storm Ophelia builds off the East Coast. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times

Advertising hoarding is ripped off during Storm Ophelia near Kent Station Cork city. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

Sandbagged house in the Sandymount area of Dublin. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times

A vew of Poolbeg lighthouse and the South Wall as storm Ophelia builds off the East Coast. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times

A live gallery of images as ex-hurricane Ophelia reaches Ireland. The gallery will be updated throughout the day.. Watching the high winds of Ophelia in Baltimore, West Cork on Monday morning. Photograph: Emma Jervis

A swimmer looks at conditions in Sandycove Co Dublin before Ophelia hit. Photograph: Ben Stansall / AFP

High winds of Ophelia in Baltimore, West Cork. Photograph: Emma Jervis

Making a dash for it on the flooded road close to the Salthill Promenade in Galway during Ophelia on Monday . Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy

People take sandbags to protect homes from a storage shed on the Dublin Bay coast on the outskirts of Dublin on October 16, 2017 as Ireland braces for the passing of the storm Ophelia. Photograph: Ben Stansall / AFP

People watch waves splash over wall on Coast Road Clontarf, ahead of Ophelia hitting Dublin.
Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times — People watch waves splash over wall on Coast Road Clontarf, ahead of Ophelia hitting Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

Gulls shelter in a field on the coast as storm Ophelia hits the County Clare peninsula of Loop Head. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters

Met Eireann guidance of path of Ophelia posted at 9am

Met Eireann posted this 9am satellite image of Ophelia off the south-west coast

The Wooden bridge to Dollymount, Dublin closed off on Monday morning. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

Galway City Council workers closing roads on the Salthill Promenade on Monday morning. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy

Scene in Dublin during Ophelia. Photograph: David Dunne

Hurricane winds collapsed a stand at Turners Cross, Cork city during Storm Ophelia. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

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James Moran tree services deals with fallen tree at Sandycove Dublin this afternoon as Hurricane Ophelia?passes?through..Pic Stephen Collins/Collins Photos — 16/10/17 James Moran tree services deals with fallen tree at Sandycove Dublin this afternoon as Hurricane Ophelia?passes?through..Pic Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

A woman takes a picture during storm Ophelia in the County Clare town of Lahinch, Ireland October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Windsurfers take too the water off the Kerry Coast at the Maherees in Castlegregory on Monday. Photograph: Domnick Walsh

Hurricane Ophelia. Trees down near Dungarvan Co. Waterford. Photograph: Patrick Browne

Hurricane Ophelia. Garda vehicle near Aiglish, Co. Dungarvan where a fatality occured when a tree landed on a car. Photograph: Patrick Browne

People walk the pier at Howth while Hurricane Ophelia hit Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

Locals cut up and clear a fallen tree which had been blocking the road for most of the day on the Leixlip Road, near the Salmon Leap Inn this evening after Hurrricane Opelia. Photograph: Colin Keegan / Collins

A view of a fallen tree in Fairview Park , Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan / The Irish Times

Sean Hogan (R) and sign language interpreter Michael Feeney (L) at a meeting of the National Emergency Coordination group in Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan / The Irish Times

People walk the pier at Howth while Hurricane Ophelia hit Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

Posing for a photograph while walking the pier at Howth while Hurricane Ophelia hit Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times

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