Around 25,000 homes remain without power on Wednesday morning after Storm Bram brought down power lines across Ireland. All weather warnings have now lapsed, but cleanup work is underway in affected areas. The ESB said on Tuesday night outages are predominantly in counties Wexford, Wicklow, Dublin, Laois, Kilkenny, Offaly and Tipperary.

VICIOUS Storm Bram is continuing to move northwards this evening after triggering floods and travel chaos in the south east and west today. Over 25,000 homes remain without power tonight, dozens

Three Met Office weather warnings remain in place today as Storm Bram continues to batter the UK - with the national weather agency warning of a 'danger to life' in places

Storm Bram brings travel chaos to trains, boats and planes - Many flights and ferries crossing the Irish Sea were cancelled due to high winds

Storm Bram is expected to bring wind gusts of about 50mph (80km/h) to Northern Ireland by lunchtime on Tuesday. The winds are then expected to strengthen further into the afternoon. The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning covering Northern Ireland,

Flooding is causing road closures in Gwynedd, Powys, Pembrokeshire and Monmouthshire.

A cafe owner in Saint Mullin’s, Ireland, appeared to be in good spirits as floodwater during Storm Bram was “having a go” at his premises on.Footage by Martin O’Brien, owner of The Mullichain Cafe, shows him singing as he shows the raised River Barrow encroaching.

Bus transfers are being arranged by Irish Rail to operate between Kilkenny and Waterford. Bus transfers are being arranged to operate between Kilkenny and Waterford. Ongoing flood defence works will resume in the new year to prevent this issue from recurring.