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

Up with the baby here in SW Dublin and it sounds wild outside, can only imagine the night you've had out west. The wind woke the toddler too despite having white noise in her room. The heating normally comes on at 7 but I have it on now in case power doesn't hold. Clouds flying past overhead, and pretty sure I can see 3 planes in the distance, possibly circling for airport? Glad to be inside.

Only just realised that the Mace reading is the NEW IRISH RECORD! Beats Foynes 181km record which has stood since 1947. History made folks…

Hope Clifden, Roundstone, Carraroe etc are ok. Can't imagine what the Aran Islands are like

What's the top figure at Athenry station?

According to Flight radar, aircraft above Ireland are heading to either Paris or Amsterdam, apparently it's calm and fine at 40,000ft. There's no aircraft holding or approaching any Irish airports

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This has surely beaten Darwin. Insane really

I won’t say I’m scared but I’m pretty apprehensive about the last ten minutes here in North Dublin…

I’ve never been in a building , this or any other that’s been audibly creaking because of weather. It’s a modern build built to a high design and standard, but still.

Thought I heard some roof tiles move about 3 mins ago. Nothing came to ground or certainly no noise to indicate that but it wouldn’t surprise me if there has been some damage or loosening..was certainly creaking overhead.

Completely given up on sleep, just not happening.

A strong gust woke me up at 4am in Antrim. Very noisy out there. Sitting here with a large milky coffee and toast while the electricity holds. Everyone else asleep including the dog and chickens safely in the garage and not in their wooden coop which might end up as firewood by the end of the day.
Peak winds to hit us later this morning. Electricity just flickered. It’s going to be a long day.

Just been woken up in Mayo, this is unlike anything I have witnessed before and it's not even close. The entire house is shaking and the wind noise is other worldly, can't belive there is another hour or two of this before it starts to abate. Genuinely scary stuff.

Only 940 yes?

Near Knock Airport here. This is horrendous. I've never experienced a sound like it in my 52 years. I'm petrified to look outside when it gets light. The noises from the house as each gust hits is frightening.

Dublin 15 here.

Woke up to a weird rattling, went to investigate and turned out a locked window in daughters bedroom had been forced open. Rattle was the blinds. Told her it must have been open already.

Back into bed myself and reading through the thread here and a sustained gust of wind hit the house that with no exaggeration at all vibrated through the headboard that much my head was literally bouncing off it.

That is just insane, and we are getting it relatively lightly versus the west.

Near knock airport as well,Its brutal

Longer lulls between the savage gusts here in Salthill. Hopefully it’s starting to ease. It’s been a savage night. Haven’t slept a wink, thanks to all on the thread for the company. There’s going to be a hell of a lot of damage around here.

Yea I heard some weird shifting sound above me about 15 minutes ago. Didn't hear an accompanying crash but the worst hasn't started here yet according to met.ie

It actually seems like it's lessened a bit - calm before the real storm I guess. It's definitely the worst I remember already though.