A washout week with Storm Frank bringing storms, severe flooding and high winds

Storm Frank will be in full flow today and tomorrow as forecasters warn that the rest of the week will be a washout with storms, severe flooding and high winds expected.

As the sixth Atlantic storm of the winter arrived on our shores, Met Éireann issued a wind warning for several counties along the western seaboard.

A Status Orange wind warning is in place today as gusts of up to 100kph are forecast for counties Cork, Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, and Donegal.