Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving one man dead and almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

Damage could be seen in Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday as a major storm continued to lash Ireland and Scotland with hurricane-force winds. Forecasters issued a rare “red” weather warning, meaning danger to life,

More than 280,000 homes and businesses were left without power and around 1,800 objects were reported to be obstructing roads.