Met Éireann confirms Storm Éowyn set new wind speed records in Ireland

Workers clearing a fallen tree on Grove Park Drive in Dublin as ESB networks continue to reconnect homes and businesses across the country after Storm Eowyn wreaked havoc throughout the country. Picture: PA

Storm Éowyn brought hurricane-force winds and new wind speed records for Ireland, according to Met Éireann.

The forecaster's climate statement for January revealed that two weather stations reached hurricane-force 12 on the Beaufort wind scale during the storm last month.