'Please consider if your journey is necessary': Heavy rain causing travel chaos

Met  Eireann has issued a yellow rain warning for Dublin and Wicklow due to periods of heavy rain (Brian Lawless/PA)

Some of the country’s major motorways have been hit with flooding this morning, causing gridlock traffic.

Early this morning Met Éireann issued a yellow rain warning for Dublin and Wicklow, warning of spells of heavy rain. The alert is in effect until noon.