Will Hurricane Ernesto impact Ireland? And will there be rain for Electric Picnic?

Tropical Storm Ernesto over the Atlantic Ocean and moving west-northwest towards the Lesser Antilles on Monday. Picture: NOAA via AP

Hurricane Ernesto is currently sweeping through the Caribbean dropping torrential rain on Puerto Rico and knocking out power for nearly half of all customers in the US territory

Ernesto, the fifth named storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to become a major Category 3 storm in the coming days with the US National Hurricane Center saying hurricane conditions are "possible" in Bermuda on Saturday.