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Wind yellow warning issued for 11 counties

Wind yellow warning issued for 11 counties — Picture: Philip Toscano.

Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 - 09:06

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Weather warnings for parts of the island of Ireland have been brought forward as a spell of strong winds and rain was forecast.

A status yellow warning for wind has been issued for 11 coastal counties in the Republic of Ireland for eight hours on Sunday.

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