Rural Life
The weather will be largely mixed and changeable in general this week, but is expected to turn more unsettled later in the week.
Around 16,000 homes, farms and businesses that are customers of the ESB are without power this morning in the wake of Storm Ashley.
Storm Ashley has led to power outages impacting on 53,000 homes, farms and businesses this evening, ESB Networks has confirmed.
The public has been advised to stay away from coastal areas throughout tomorrow due to adverse weather conditions during Storm Ashley.
The Status Orange wind warning will now also include Co. Clare and Donegal as Storm Ashley will bring very strong and gusty winds tomorrow.
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has appealed to road users to take extreme care over the weekend as Storm Ashley arrives.
Met Éireann has this morning (Friday, October 18) issued a Status Yellow warning for strong winds ahead of the arrival of Storm Ashley.
