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27th December 2013
10:42am GMT

Update #stormireland Debris and trees down on many lines. Pearse Stn closed but trains running through, use Tara St or GCD instead 1/2
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) December 27, 2013
The Luas red line has also been effected and Irish Rail reported delays on its rail service:
#Luas Red line disruption. Please see http://t.co/uKQq1ENLo1 for information
— Luas (@Luas) December 27, 2013
Telegraph pole removed btwn Hazelhatch & Sallins, other poles unstable near line also being removed, line reopens 11am approx #stormireland
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) December 27, 2013
Update #stormireland 07.00 Tralee -Dub 120 mins late, 07.35 Dub-Galway 60 mins late, trees down. General delays 20-30 mins to other services
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) December 27, 2013
A stray trampoline also caused trouble:
Secure your trampolines! One caused the damage to o'head lines nr Blackrock, one was struck by 0710 Waterford-Dub at Kiltorcan #stormireland
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) December 27, 2013
Severe winds at Dublin Airport have seen delays and cancelled flights. Passengers who were planning to fly were advised to check the status of their flights:
Due to severe winds in Dublin a number of today's flights are delayed or cancelled. Check status of your flight at http://t.co/Hanm5athRV
— Aer Lingus (@AerLingus) December 27, 2013
AA Roadwatch were also inundated with reports of fallen trees across Ireland:
Too many fallen trees and road blockages to try tweet them all... Take a look at http://t.co/nqdTLmlPQj for all details #AARW #stormireland
— AA Roadwatch (@aaroadwatch) December 27, 2013
Though there were people who remarked jokingly that the damage at home was minimal, there were those who had near misses:
Our garden shed had a close escape #stormireland pic.twitter.com/DcGAtZnUsH
— JohnDennehy (@JohnDennehy) December 27, 2013
@trophy1980 last time you build a wall for me #stormireland pic.twitter.com/ljB7d33YOx
— Michael Barry (@mikebarry4) December 27, 2013
http://youtu.be/QcCs5AJWsLo
See the Twitter hashtag #StormIreland for more updates. Be careful out there!Explore more on these topics: