Gale force winds leave over 1,000 without power in Cork City and county
The boat aground at Scotchman’s Point.
Almost 1,000 people in West Cork are without power tonight as strong winds batter the south of the country.
A status orange wind warning is in place across Cork and Kerry, with Met Éireann forecasting that southwest to west winds will reach mean speeds of 65km/h to 80km/h with damaging gusts of up to 120km/h for a time early tonight.
