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Irish Mirror
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David Kent

Trampolines go flying as Storm Dudley wreaks havoc across Ireland - with Eunice and snow to come

Trampolines went flying across Ireland on Wednesday as Storm Dudley wreaked havoc on the popular toy.

Gusts of over 100km/h battered some areas of the island, with Met Eireann's status yellow wind warning ending on Wednesday evening after a day of chaotic weather.

As usual, anxious parents both here and in the UK had tied down trampolines around the country in the hope they wouldn't end up in next doors garden.

But some were unfortunate.

Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather had been sent a few snaps of some of the bounce houses in areas they really shouldn't have been thanks to the gales.

In the UK, one such incident caused major delays on the train lines.

A train named after Captain Tom Moore was stuck for two hours after it hit a trampoline just outside of Cardiff Central station.

The latest forecast from Met Eireann reads: "Continuing very windy tonight but winds will start to moderate after midnight. Scattered blustery showers, some with hail and thunder, will persist through the night.

"Showers will be heaviest and most frequent in the north and west with some wintry falls. Strong to gale force and gusty westerly winds will slowly ease moderate by dawn, remaining strong in some coastal areas.

"Lowest temperatures of 0 to 5 degrees, coldest in the early morning."

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