Hurricane Ophelia causes 1 fatality as it starts to rage through country


A person is now dead with Hurricane Ophelia hitting the country.
It is understood that in Waterford a tree fell on a car, with one person now dead.
There are a large amount of power outages in Blessington and Naas.
All Dublin to Holyhead routes are cancelled.
Luas, Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and An Post are nolonger operating.
Violent and destructive gusts of 120 to 150km/hr are forecast countrywide.