Weather warning issued for today as gusts of 90km/h battered the country last night

Sudden, violent gusts of winds of up to 90km/h, rough seas, and heavy, thundery rain swept the country last night.

Met Éireann has issued a status yellow weather warning for Wexford, Clare, Cork, Kerry, and Waterford up to 6pm today as a deep Atlantic depression began its approach from the south-west.

The strongest winds were expected to affect south-western and southern coastal counties late last night and early this morning.