South Kerry takes the brunt of storm-force winds

More than 20,000 homes and businesses were left without power across Kerry yesterday as Storm Ophelia wreaked havoc from the early hours.

The South Kerry coast took the brunt of the storm-force winds, which caused extensive flooding and left many roads impassable.

Thousands of homes from Rathmore in the foothills of the Paps on the Cork border to Glencar valley hidden in the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks were left without power.