⚠️ Storm Éowyn - Fri 24.01.25 (**Please read Mod Instruction in OP.**)

Roof tiles doing their best impression of Phil Collins drum fill on 'In the Air Tonight.'

Power gone outside Roscommon town.

Held on well enough in the gusts, knew it was coming as I watched the outages grow in numbers all around me. I hope Eir manages to keep a bar of 3 or 4G going but unlikely.

This time of the night, coming up to the red warning - all I'm doing is mentally going through what's outside at my Mam's and Granny's houses, I spent the whole day storm-proofing the gardens and sheds there as best I could but there's always the chance something will be missed or forgotten, or just not enough for the strength of a storm like this.

Looking at forecast gusts of over 150km/h - the sounds already are the kind of thing that makes you feel small and insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

Not as good as being near the ocean for a storm and hearing the waves, sure… but for this boglander, it'll have to do 😆

Waterford airport latest recorded gust of 57kts 105.56km/h creeping back up again

At 4 am mean 74.1 knots, expected a huge gust report soon

In Kildare here, but what is standing out to me is that the noise of the wind is VERY consistent. It sounds like there is a giant fan pushing the wind in a very controlled way, and the large gusts sound like they are coming from a different direction or different parcel of wind.

Galway (Athenry) is terrifying, my jaw is locked with anxiety hearing the wind! Wow! Solar panels please stay put! Brought the little lad in with us, he's conked out but I'm gripped 😬

No trees in our estate as it's newish but beside a train track with plenty of them so imagine the light of day will reveal damage.

Did Eir network drop for anyone? / Is this the peak for Galway?

Barely hanging on to a trace of 4G here in Roscommon, usually I wouldn't even have that. I think they might have a back up power at their masts, but it only lasts for a short period ime. Not great in a multi-day power outage tbh

Someone said upthread that Vodafone seem to hold out much better I think?

Salthill, Galway. This is properly frightening.

Awake since 2:30 watching the camera feed with our trampoline. Thinking of moving downstairs around 5 for the non-delayed feedback.

Picking up again after a small break South Central Meath.

Mace head gust 174km/h

BREAKING: Mace Head has recorded a new provisional Ireland national record for sustained winds with 135 km/h in the recent hour.

Additionally, it managed a gust of 174 km/h. That's the equal highest anywhere in Ireland (with January 2009) since December 1998!

Notable gusts 4am reports

Mace head - 174km/h (135km/h sustained)

Shannon - 137km/h

Mace head breaks into the top 10 gusts ever recorded in Ireland (Tied 6th)

Mace head also records highest sustained wind ever in Ireland at 135km/h

Inishmore now…

Feels like -46 - that’s insane.

Salthill just seems to be pure Hurricane Conditions right now. Debris flying off roofs, transformers flashing everywhere.

Wow 150,000 as of 03:30 probably up to 200,000 now