Rain warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford and four other counties with river and coastal flooding risk

Rain in Cork City. Cork County Council has urged the public to monitor the websites and social media channels of Met Éireann and Cork County Council on Monday and Tuesday for updates on weather conditions, road closures and community alerts. Picture: Denis Minihane

A status yellow rain warning has been issued for seven counties for Monday into Tuesday, with Met Éireann warning of heavy rain and localised flooding in affected areas. 

The warning for Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Tipperary, Wexford, Kilkenny, and Carlow, will be in place from 9pm on Monday night.