A gust of 183km/h was recorded at Mace Head, Co Galway, at 5am, surpassing the previous record of 182km/h (113mph) set in January 1945 in Foynes, Co Limerick.
The storm also disrupted air travel, with Ryanair flight RK596 from Stansted to Edinburgh forced to return after circling over the Borders. The flight touched down at Stansted almost three hours after departure.
Tribune Online reports on Thursday that the fifth named storm of the season is expected to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds that will affect large parts of the UK.
Residents have been urged to stay indoors as schools have closed and travel on Friday is strongly discouraged, with authorities warning of the severe danger to life in parts of the UK.
One in five flights from airports in the UK and Ireland was cancelled on Friday, impacting at least 150,000 passengers as 1,070 flights were grounded. Dublin Airport was the worst affected, with 119 departures and 109 arrivals cancelled. Edinburgh, Heathrow, and Glasgow…
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