The first of two status orange wind warnings is in place as Storm Brendan tracks to the north west of the country.
Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, the rest of Connacht and All of Connacht, and Kerry have been on alert since five o’clock, and that warning is valid until nine o’clock tonight.
From eight o’clock this morning, a second alert will come into place for the rest of the country, which is valid until three this afternoon.
Met Eireann is warning of a significant flood risk, and damaging gusts of up to 130 kilometres per hour.
Keith Leonard – head of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management – has this advice:
