Ireland should brace itself for storm force winds, heavy rain, sleet and snow, beginning on Thursday night when Storm Éowyn makes landfall.
Met Éireann has issued an advisory for strong to gale force winds and heavy rain with the possibility of snow in western parts.
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is showing gusts of 175km/h forecast off the coast of Co Kerry on Friday at midday, with parts of inland Kerry, Cork and Waterford set to potentially experience winds of 130km/h at 9am on Friday morning. All parts of the country will have strong winds.
The storm will make landfall on Thursday evening and the winds will start to pick up. By Friday morning the…