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Two people are believed to be seriously injured after a tree fell on a car in Aglish, Co Waterford.

Emergency services are at the scene.

Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath appealed for people to stay safe as Hurricane Ophelia batters Ireland.

He wrote on Facebook: "Reports of two seriously injured and trapped in a car by a fallen tree in Aglish.

"Please heed safety advice and do not travel unless absolutely necessary to do so. Please stay safe!"

Ex-hurricane Ophelia is set to batter Ireland with winds of up to 150km/h, posing a danger to life and threatening travel chaos.

More than 120,000 homes and businesses are without power in parts of western and southern Ireland, with the entire country under a red weather warning.

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Schools, colleges, government buildings and courts are closed, and residents have been ordered to stay indoors due to hazards including hurricane-force winds, flying debris, falling trees and flooding.

A red weather warning has been issued for the entire country.

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