Woman in her 50s killed after caravan blows off cliff in Co.Galway
12:30pm
It's understood the woman killed was from Switzerland.
The alarm was raised at around 7.45 this morning at Claddaghduff in Clifden.
A search was carried out on the beach below and the woman's body was recovered a short time later
It's expected a post mortem will be carried out later today.
President Michael D Higgins has offered his deepest condolences while Minister Simon Harris has expressed his sympathy
Update: 10:30am
A woman's body has been recovered from a beach off Galway after a caravan was blown from a cliff near Clifden earlier today.
The woman is believed to be aged in her fifties.
Earlier: Gardaí and the emergency services remain at the scene of an incident this morning, after a caravan was blown off a cliff in Go. Galway.
It's believed a woman, reportedly in her 50s, remains inside the caravan.
The incident occured in Claddaghduff, Co. Galway.
Gardaí and the emergency services are at the scene.
It comes as The Road Safety Authority is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads today.
Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare and Kerry will be worst affected by Storm Ali.
Related: Storm Ali: 55,000 homes, businesses and farms now without power
The RSA is asking road users to check local weather and traffic conditions and be aware of the conditions before setting out on a trip.
More here.
Met Éireann are advising extreme caution at coastal areas of Clare, Connacht and Donegal this morning with Strong Gale and storm force winds here.
Get a detailed forecast here.
