Met Eireann has issued a total of eight Red Weather Warnings for all of Ireland that come into effect at various times from tonight through Friday. Red Weather Warnings are extremely dangerous and destructive and pose a danger to life.

Met Éireann warns of destructive winds as Storm Éowyn approaches, bringing possible power outages, fallen trees, and travel chaos

Storm Éowyn will rip across the country on Friday morning with the entire country hit with Status Red warnings

Met Éireann has issued a red "danger to life" warning for four counties as Storm Éowyn is predicted to bring "powerful and destructive winds" on Friday. Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Galwat and Donegal will be under the highest level of weather alert from 3am until 10am on Friday.

As of 9am on Thursday, there are eight Red Weather Warnings in place from Met Eireann. There is also a Status Orange Wind Warning for all of Ireland from midnight until 4pm tomorrow. The Status Red Weather Warnings are as follows.

The entire country is bracing for Storm Éowyn on Friday as Met Éireann has now issued a Status Red wind warning for all counties. Carlow, Waterford, Kilkenny and Wexford are the latest counties affected by Met Éireann's warnings.

A Status Red wind warning for Cavan, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Roscommon and Tipperary from 6am on Friday until 11am on Friday. A Status Red wind warning for Donegal from 7am on Friday until 2pm on Friday.

The Met Office has issued a amber weather warning for strong winds across the Harrogate district, which could lead to some disruption.