Galway Bay fm newsroom - Winds of up to 130 kilometres are expected in parts of the country today as Ireland prepares for Storm Eleanor.
An orange wind warning has been issued for South Galway, Munster and Leinster, with a yellow warning for everywhere else.
The warnings come into effect from 4 o'clock this afternoon until 9 o'clock tonight.
Meanwhile, more than a thousand homes and businesses in the Headford area are without power this morning due to a fault.
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ESB crews are working on the fault and hope to restore an electricity supply to all customers by about 10.30 this morning.
