Galway bears the brunt of Storm Ali

MET Eireann says Galway has been impacted the worst by Storm Ali. Many roads around the county are closed due to fallen trees and hundreds of homes are without power.

An orange wind warning is in place throughout the west and motorists are being warned to take extreme caution this morning and only travel if necessary.
Crews from the ESB and Galway Co Council have been dispatched to areas where power lines are down, and teams are trying to remove fallen trees that are blocking many roads.
The Council says that trees are down between Corrandulla and Loughgeorge and the route is dangerous to travel.

The road is closed between Lackagh and Cregmore NS and the Athenry Road from Tuam, between Tuam and Barnaderg is closed due to a large tree blocking the route.
A tree is also blocking the road between Menlough and Monivea with a similar situation in Kilbannon on the main Tuam to Ballinrobe road.
Gusts of up to 130 km/h have been battering the Galway and Mayo coastlines since early this morning and Galway appears to be the worst area affected by Storm Ali.
The public are urged to be vigilant as the high winds have thrown a lot of debris on to roads and other items such as trampolines, bins and signs are reported to be flying about as a result of the storm.

The ESB says it is prioritising dangerous situations and emergencies and ask the public to only call them to report an emergency on 1850 372999. It warns people not to touch or go near damaged lines.

Meanwhile it has been confirmed that a woman in her 50s, thought to be a tourist, has died after the caravan she was in was blown off a cliff in the Claddaghduff area early this morning.

Galway County Council have listed a lot of areas and roads are now blocked:

Tree down on Athenry Rd-Dublin Rd junction, Tuam town

L2112 road near Mortimer's quarry, Belclare, tree down

R333 road in Castlehackett R332 Barnaderg on Tuam side, road blocked

N60 Castlerea road, Ballymoe (Near bridge)

Road to the Ross Abbey, Headford

Local Road in Carrowreagh near Milltown National School

L-2108 Road between Chapel Cross and Kilcoona

Overhanging tree at Boleybeg, eircom cables affected

N18 reopened at Kilcolgan.

Tree removed from Loughgeorge on the N17

Maree Road into Oranmore blocked
Rock road Claregalway blocked
Cregmore road blocked
Knockdoe to Lackagh road blocked
Castlehackett Headford to Tuam blocked
Lot of trees down around Williamstown Ballymoe
Milltown to Dunmore blocked
Garranfauns to Dunmore blocked
Creggs to Glenamaddy blocked
Tree down Ballyglunin
Corrandulla village and Corrundulla to Claregalway blocked
Ballymurphy cross on Monivea road blocked
Clarinbridge tree blocking road
N67 kilcolgan tree blocking road
Pole down Gardenfield Tuam
Pole down Kilbannon road at Duddy