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1st January 2018
10:21pm GMT

It comes as a country-wide wind warning was put into place earlier on New Year's Day.
The yellow wind warning will begin at 5pm on Tuesday January 2 and will stay in place until 9pm on Wednesday January 3.
It cautions that west to southwest winds with average speeds of 55 to 65 km/h, gusting to 90 to 110 km/h, will begin to develop on Tuesday evening.
The winds will continue through Tuesday night and Wednesday, with a potential for even stronger winds developing locally or for a time on Tuesday evening, with damaging gusts.
Met Eireann forecasters warn that there will be very high seas along the Atlantic coasts, with the risk of coastal flooding.Explore more on these topics: