Storm Babet: Flood barriers in place across Cork, Kerry and Waterford

Counties under status orange alert for rain, with flooding, poor visibility, dangerous road conditions, wave overtopping and power outages all possible

Bantry in West Cork was hit with torrential rain as Storm Babet made landfall, forcing people to battle against the wet and windy conditions with umbrellas. Picture: Andy Gibson

Flood barriers are being erected across Cork, Kerry, and Waterford as Storm Babet begins to sweep across Ireland.

Every county is under a weather warning from Met Éireann because of the storm, with heavy rain showers and strong and gusty east to southeast winds set to have major impacts on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.