Ferry travel disrupted for families returning home for Christmas

There is further disruption to some ferry services on the Irish Sea as a weather warning remains in place.

Irish Ferries has cancelled its Dublin Swift service to and from Holyhead, stating that passengers will be accommodated on other services.

Most of the showers are in N England, N Ireland and Scotland today, wintry on hills with #hail and #thunder possible too. Nick pic.twitter.com/8sdiQbhvWL

— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) December 24, 2016

Stena Line also says there could be some disruption to its sailings.

A status yellow warning remains in place until noon for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo - which could bring winds of up to 85 kilometres per hour in coastal areas.

More information on Irish Ferries services can be found here , with Stena Line updates here.

The AA is warning motorists to watch out for wind-blown debris on the roads.

Christmas Eve Timetable. Saturday service operating today with some alterations. Please check times before travel https://t.co/2rC8ZHpGxq pic.twitter.com/OzbRslg834

— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) December 24, 2016