A wind speed of 114mph brought by Storm Eowyn has been recorded in Ireland, the fastest since records began, Irish forecaster Met Eireann said.

A red wind warning has been issued for the whole of the Republic of Ireland, with Met Éireann warning of a possible "danger to life". The alert comes into effect at varying times from 02:00 on Friday and will end at varying times. Met Éireann has warned that "severe, damaging and destructive winds" are expected, with gusts of up to 130km/h.

The rare red weather warning will be in effect across Northern Ireland from 07:00 until 14:00 GMT on Friday.

A yellow weather warning for fog has been issued for parts of Northern Ireland. The Met Office said it is to last from 00:00 GMT on Wednesday until 11:00 and is active everywhere in Northern Ireland except for western parts of County Fermanagh and the north west, including Londonderry and Strabane.

AN urgent warning has been issued as AIB and Bank of Ireland will shut tomorrow due to “dangerous” Storm Eowyn. A number of services will close as the entire country will be placed

“We have been working closely with the Met Ofiice and other agencies to keep updated on the progress of the storm,” Caron Malone, head of transmission strategy at NIE Networks, told BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback programme.

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