Met Éireann upgrades weather warning

Met Éireann has upgraded a weather warning in effect nationwide from code yellow - the lowest level - to code orange.

Met Éireann has upgraded a weather warning in effect in the south and west from code yellow - the lowest level - to code orange.

The orange level warning - in effect for counties Wexford, Galway, Mayo, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Waterford - comes as another storm is due to sweep in from the Atlantic over the next 24 hours, with high winds and tides creating a risk of further coastal flooding and heavy thundery downpours also possibily leading to local spot flooding inland.