Farmers are counting the cost of Storm Doris as they survey the damage done by high winds overnight and into the morning.

The roofs were partially blown off several slatted sheds and trees fell within feet of other farm buildings and homes.

Thousands of homes and farms across the northern half of the country have been left without power as ESB crews battle to repair the damage done by wind and falling trees.

In Meath, part of the roof on David Moore’s cubicle shed was torn off by the wind, leaving his cows with a very large skylight above them but thankfully unharmed.

In Wicklow, the residents of Kilmullen Farm were left with a breezy JCB when the wind ripped the roof off it overnight.

MEP Mairead McGuinness was among the many people whose homes were left without electricity. The European Parliament first vice president was not fazed, however, resorting to the traditional stove to boil the kettle and settle in.

Meanwhile RTE reporter Suzanne Campbell was barricaded at home by a fallen tree. Luckily, two kindly farming neighbours were on hand to move the tree for Campbell.

Farmer Shane Corbally was happy enough to be barricaded in to his farm, quipping: “There’ll be no sales reps today!”

But it wasn’t all bad news on farms.

As the calving season continues, one Shorthorn heifer was given a very appropriate name:

And further south in Kilkenny, dairy farmer Eamon Sheehan was delighted to have his cows out on grass on a very breezy day.

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