Thousands of householders across Munster were left without power as winds which gusted overnight to more than 100kph brought down trees and power lines.
However, flooding remains the greatest risk from the fourth major Atlantic storm to hit Ireland this winter.
Both Kerry and Clare warned that ‘Status Red’ alerts, the highest level of weather warning, remain fully in place.
In Cork, the concern is that heavy rainfall on mountains in Kerry and north Cork will result in flooding across Lee, Blackwater and Funcheon river valleys over the next 36 hours…..
Irish Independent 05/12/2015 Read the article ‘Munster feels force Storm Desmond as 70mm of rain falls across south-west’
