This video below is just an example of the extreme weather battering the country at present.
The video from Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre shows the wind literally blowing paddle boats off the water.
Several park benches now reside in the lake at the centre as well as part of the obstacle course.
So the Brandon Hotel in Tralee has just become a convertible #IrishStorm pic.twitter.com/YIfAF8dLRD
— Michael Collins (@micksadventures) February 12, 2014
As reported earlier, there is damage to the roof of the Brandon Hotel in the town and the Aquadome is also closed because storm damage.