UPDATED: HUNDREDS of homes are without power this evening as a storm with high winds hit Co Donegal.
Many other homes are running on reduced power.
It followed an Orange Warning from Met Eireann where forecasters warned of wind gusts of up to 130km/hr.
In the past half hour power has been cut to homes in the Ramelton and Milford areas.
ESB says more than 2,500 homes are without power – and they hope to restore services by 9pm.