Emergency crews are cleaning up after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

A red wind warning has been issued for the whole of the Republic of Ireland, with Met Éireann warning of a possible "danger to life". The alert comes into effect at varying times from 02:00 on Friday and will end at varying times. Met Éireann has warned that "severe, damaging and destructive winds" are expected, with gusts of up to 130km/h.

Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under the top-level red weather warnings for wind from early on Friday.

One of the strongest storms in decades leads to cancelled flights, suspended rail services, and closed schools.

There are warnings of danger to life, fallen electric lines, damaged infrastructure and widespread power outages

Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned.

Met Éireann forecasts extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h with many schools and workplaces set to close

The 41-year-old's contract is set to run until the end of the 2027 Women's World Cup campaign, with the Girls in Green aiming for consecutive qualifications

Enterprise Ireland has announced the results of its end-of-year report, with postive growth for the west and the rest of the country.

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

Winds reached 100mph as Storm Eowyn left one person dead, more than a million people without power and caused significant travel disruption across the UK and Ireland. Rail services, flights and ferries have been cancelled across the country as rare red weather warnings are in place on Friday in Scotland.