Storm Barra: School closures extended to Dublin and 11 other counties amid flooding and power cuts

Red warnings: Cork, Kerry and Clare hit with gusts of up to 130km/h, with orange alert for other counties amid disruption to schools, colleges, transport and hospitals

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