The country’s second most popular tourist attraction has been evacuated and closed because of dangerously high winds.
The Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare, which welcomed over 1 million visitors last year, is being pounded by winds gusting up to 150 kilometres an hour.
Staff at the 700 foot high cliffs follow clear procedures to deal with severe weather have this afternoon invoked their highest safely level Red Protocol.
Visitors have been escorted back to their coaches and cars and requested to leave the site.
The public has also been asked to check social media or call the visitor centre before travelling to the area.
Gale force winds and heavy rain have been forecast for the weekend in Clare.
The iconic attraction was closed twice in a single week in February 2013 after winds topped 120kmh.
On that occasion, several visitors were injured when they were swept off their feet by the strong winds while a vehicle evacuating staff members was also lifted off the ground.