Cork hotel offers free accommodation as #Ophelia sweeps over the country

What a brilliant gesture.

With Ophelia affecting the first few counties in the west and south-west this morning, one hotel has decided to help those in need of shelter. Vienna Woods Hotel in Cork has offered free rooms to anyone in the area of Glanmire that needs them. They took to Twitter this morning to make the gesture. https://twitter.com/CorkViennaWoods/status/919809170706231296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Ophelia has already hit parts of Cork and Kery with trees and debris already affecting local roads and areas, in particular in the Douglas area. Winds are beginning to pick up strength in other parts of Cork. https://twitter.com/CorkHarbourWX/status/919786067833884672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Stephen Murphy from RTÉ captured this video in Kinsale earlier this morning. https://twitter.com/SMurphyTV/status/919830823972540416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw In preparation for today’s events, Met Éireann has confirmed the times the public in different regions around the country should remain indoors for safety reasons. From 7am – Coastal areas of Cork and Kerry. From 9am – Remaining parts of Munster From 12pm – South Leinster and Galway From 1pm – Dublin and remaining Leinster From 3pm – North Connacht and Ulster