Tens of thousands of homes remained without power on Sunday night after Storm Ashley swept across the island of Ireland. The hazardous conditions saw dozens of flights cancelled, including at airports in Dublin and Belfast.

Orange and amber wind warnings are in place in 11 counties as Storm Ashley sweeps across the island of Ireland. A Met Eireann orange alert for Kerry, Leitrim, Sligo, Clare, Donegal, Mayo and Galway came into effect at 10am on Sunday and will be in place to 8pm.

Ten of thousands of homes have experienced power cuts as Storm Ashley sweeps across the island of Ireland. The stormy conditions have also seen several flights cancelled, including at airports in Dublin and Belfast. In the Republic of Ireland, ESB Networks said 53,000 customers were without power shortly after 5pm on Sunday.

Flights cancelled and diverted at airports as high tides and high winds created dangerous conditions around the coast

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Ireland is braced for the first major storm of the season to make landfall on Sunday, with seven counties under Met Éireann’s status orange wind warnings. The warnings in advance of Storm Ashley, which has been issued for counties Clare,