Ireland has been hit with record wind gusts of 114 miles (183 kilometers) an hour as a winter storm batters the country and northern parts of the U.K. Schools have been closed, trains halted and hundreds of flights canceled in the Republic of Ireland,

Met Éireann, the Republic of Ireland's national meteorological service, said that the country had faced wind gusts of 114mph in County Galway– the highest recorded wind speeds ever recorded on the island.

Emergency crews are cleaning up after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland

Two red weather warnings are in place as winds of up to 100mph are forecast to hit Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Two red weather warnings are in place as winds of up to 100mph are forecast to hit Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Storm Eowyn Friday continued to cause power outages for hundreds of thousands, knocked down trees and disrupted transportation as it moved across Scotland and Northern Ireland into Britain's West Midlands region.

The warning is also in parts of southern Scotland between 10am and 5pm ... a rare nationwide red warning for wind across the Republic of Ireland, describing possible “danger to life”.

Winds reached 100mph as Storm Eowyn left one person dead, more than a million people without power and caused significant travel disruption across the UK and Ireland. Rail services, flights and ferries have been cancelled across the country as rare red weather warnings are in place on Friday in Scotland.

The latest named weather bomb, Storm Eowyn, has already set a wind speed record as 114mph gales were recorded in Ireland, forecasters have said.

Over 100 schools across Northern Ireland have suffered damage from Storm Éowyn. Education Minister Paul Givan said in some cases the problems include significant structural damage. A similar number remain without power this afternoon. Mr Givan has warned of an impact on how some schools operate on Monday.

Met Office weather warnings are in place across the UK today and will continue until Tuesday after Storm Eowyn's disruption. Thousands of homes and businesses across Ireland are without power after it saw record-breaking wind speeds yesterday.

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