Katia to arrive with gale-force winds

THE tail end of Hurricane Katia is set to deliver violent gale-force gusts across the north and west coast of the country today.

Forecasters predicted extreme storm-force 11 winds and heavy rain, following the arrival of the weather system onto the Irish seaboard overnight.

Katia has been drifting northwards from off the south-west coast and will move towards Scotland once it passes through Ireland.