"Some 25,000 homes and businesses were still without power last night, mostly in counties Cork, Tipperary, Wexford, Limerick and Kildare. The south Atlantic storm significantly strengthened as it approached the Irish coast early yesterday morning and struck with powerful wind gusts of almost 120kmh. There were a number of lucky escapes reported nationwide with a fallen tree narrowly missing a bus in Wicklow and another tree toppling just metres from a family home in Cork."
"Cork city suffered the worst of the flooding with some city centre quays closed and a number of low-lying roads outside the city proving impassable though no major property damage was reported. Flooding hit Waterford's Plunkett railway station where operations had to be suspended after the tracks became totally submerged. Thousands of Dublin commuters faced travel misery yesterday evening as Dart services between Grand Canal Dock and Lansdowne Road had to be suspended due to storm debris on overhead lines."
About 25,000 homes and businesses lost power, mostly in Cork, Tipperary, Wexford, Limerick and Kildare. The south Atlantic storm strengthened as it approached the coast and produced wind gusts of almost 120kmh. Heavy rainfall left rivers and streams at high risk of breaking banks and put Ireland on high flood alert. Cork city saw the worst flooding with some quays closed and low-lying roads impassable, though no major property damage was reported. Waterford's Plunkett station was submerged and operations suspended; Dart services were halted due to overhead line debris. Coastal flooding occurred in Tramore, Dungarvan, Blackrock and Clontarf; ferries were suspended and flights were disrupted.
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