Live Updates: Storm Éowyn and its impact on Donegal

6:32am - Nationally, Storm Éowyn damage impacts 560,000 homes, farms and businesses: ESB Networks teams will commence restoring power where safe to do so, according to ESB. "There has been unprecedented, widespread and extensive damage to electricity infrastructure so far with power outages nationwide affecting 560,000 customers as of 6:00am," they said. "We anticipate significant further outages as Storm Éowyn moves across the country."

6:30am - Here is a tracker which shows the exact time Storm Éowyn will hit Donegal in weather latest

6:25am - There are currently power outages in Convoy (1,541 customers affected), Dungloe (1,677), Derrybeg (816) and Killybegs/Dunkineely (831). ESB Networks says the estimated restore time for all is "currently unknown."

6:15am - On Wednesday it was learned that Donegal was headed for a status red weather warning on Friday with Storm Éowyn on the way, Met Éireann have said.

The Extreme Weather Warning for Wind for Donegal is in place from Friday at 6am till Friday at 3pm.

"Gale to storm force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h," Met Éireann said.

"Impacts include danger to life, extremely dangerous travelling conditions, unsafe working conditions, disruption and cancellations to transport, many fallen trees, significant and widespread power outages, impacts to communications networks, cancellation of events, structural damage, wave overtopping and coastal flooding in low-lying and exposed areas."