Families rescued from flooding in Wexford as Storm Ciarán approaches

Coastguard volunteer Alan Duggan standing outside a house on the Haven estate in Rosslare, Co Wexford. Picture: Jim Codd/PA Wire

A Wexford Coast Guard dinghy was used to rescue people from their flooded homes as the early effects of Storm Ciarán hit Ireland. 

Met Éireann issued an advisory for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, saying there will be "heavy showers or longer spells of rain at times over Ireland, with flooding likely in places".