Photography

In pictures: Storm Éowyn lashes the country, with record winds and mass power cuts

Gusts of 183km/h have been recorded at Mace Head in Co Galway

Storm Éowyn batters the Liscannor coastline in Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Storm Éowyn batters the Liscannor coastline in Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Fri Jan 24 2025 - 12:04
Storm Éowyn batters the Lahinch coastline, in Co Clare, with a low tide saving the town from major damage. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Storm Éowyn batters the Lahinch coastline, in Co Clare, with a low tide saving the town from major damage. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Flood protection in Lahinch, Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Flood protection in Lahinch, Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Storm Éowyn damage in Lahinch. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Storm Éowyn damage in Lahinch. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
A driver stops at a fallen tree in Limerick. Photograph: Damien Storan
A driver stops at a fallen tree in Limerick. Photograph: Damien Storan
A woman watches as waves crash into the rocks at Rosscarbery, west Cork, during Storm Éowyn. Photograph: Andy Gibson.
A woman watches as waves crash into the rocks at Rosscarbery, west Cork, during Storm Éowyn. Photograph: Andy Gibson.
Tree surgeon Kevin Buckley and resident Ger Maher clear a fallen tree from the N72 main Killarney-to-Killorglin Ring of Kerry road. Photograph: Don MacMonagle
Tree surgeon Kevin Buckley and resident Ger Maher clear a fallen tree from the N72 main Killarney-to-Killorglin Ring of Kerry road. Photograph: Don MacMonagle
Tree surgeon Kevin Buckley and resident Ger Maher clear a fallen tree from the N72 main Killarney-to-Killorglin Ring of Kerry road. Photograph: Don MacMonagle
Tree surgeon Kevin Buckley and resident Ger Maher clear a fallen tree from the N72 main Killarney-to-Killorglin Ring of Kerry road. Photograph: Don MacMonagle
The scene at Fitzgerald Park, Kilmallock GAA Club, Co Limerick, this morning after Storm Éwoyn hit overnight
The scene at Fitzgerald Park, Kilmallock GAA Club, Co Limerick, this morning after Storm Éwoyn hit overnight
Grafton Street, Dublin’s main city centre shopping district, was empty as Storm Éowyn forced people to stay home amid red weather warnings. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times
Grafton Street, Dublin’s main city centre shopping district, was empty as Storm Éowyn forced people to stay home amid red weather warnings. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times
Dublin city centre. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times
Dublin city centre. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times
Mobile home damage in Lahinch, Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Mobile home damage in Lahinch, Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
The Liscannor coastline in Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
The Liscannor coastline in Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Heavy waves off Liscannor, Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Heavy waves off Liscannor, Co Clare. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times
Trees down in Castlebar, Co Mayo, during Storm Éowyn. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd/The Irish Times
Trees down in Castlebar, Co Mayo, during Storm Éowyn. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd/The Irish Times
Storm damage in Westport, Co. Mayo. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd/The Irish Times
Storm damage in Westport, Co. Mayo. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd/The Irish Times
Fallen scaffolding in Harolds Cross, Dublin. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin
Fallen scaffolding in Harolds Cross, Dublin. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin
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