Fire crews responded to several incidents where trees and utility poles were blown across roads during the high winds of Saturday night while flights at Shannon Airport were also disrupted.
A transatlantic flight made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport early today while two other flights were forced to divert there because of poor visibility at Knock Airport.
The crew of the Shannon based Irish Coast Guard helicopter, Rescue 115, has airlifted an elderly woman to hospital from a luxury ocean liner over 150 kilometres off the Irish coast.