Government to provide support for homes and businesses destroyed by Leitrim tornado

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar meets first responders in Leitrim Village in Co Leitrim, after a tornado and high winds on Sunday flattened trees, ripped a roof off a building and left debris scattered on a street. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The Taoiseach has said it is a "blessing" that there were no fatalities in a mini-tornado that ripped through Leitrim village.

High winds tore through Leitrim village on Sunday afternoon and ripped the roof off a building, causing severe damage to a number of others.