Thousands without power after Storm Ellen hits Ireland

People get hit by waves crashing on the Front Strand in Youghal, Co. Cork. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

More than 10,000 homes were left without power across Munster as Storm Ellen arrived with vast swathes of Cork badly affected before winds eased after midnight.

In Cork, power outages were reported across the city and county, including in Douglas, Little Island and Cobh with  flooding in Skibbereen.