'A very, very wet day': Status orange rain warnings for four counties in effect

A status orange rainfall warning kicked in for Waterford, Dublin, Wicklow, and Louth on Thursday and will stretch into Friday

Flooding in Co Wexford after Enniscorthy's River Slaney bursts its banks last week. Picture: Niall Carson

Met Éireann has warned that it will be a "very, very wet day" with four status orange weather alerts now in effect for four counties. 

The forecaster said spells of very heavy rain falling on already saturated ground, combined with high river levels and high tides, will lead to localised flooding, river flooding, and difficult travel conditions.