Orange warning for Cork and Kerry as Storm Bert on the way

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Keem Beach on Achill Island on Thursday. Picture: 

Fresh from snow, the country is bracing for wind and rain as Storm Bert is set to hit Ireland on Friday. 

Met Éireann has issued a status orange rain warning for Cork, Kerry and Galway with the storm bringing "intense falls of rain over a short period of time". The warning is in place from midnight on Saturday until 10am that morning.