A status red wind alert has been issued for Cork.
It comes ahead of the arrival of Storm Ellen, while orange and yellow warnings have been issued for the rest of the country.
Storm Ellen is set to track over Ireland this evening, with wind warnings to come into force from 9pm.
Cork is set to be the worst affected county with a status red wind alert to come into effect then.
Until midnight Met Eireann says the county will be hit with very severe and destructive winds.
The rest of Munster, Galway and Mayo, with come under a status orange wind alert from 9pm until 6am tomorrow.
Evelyn Cusack, Met Eireann's head of forecasting, is worried about the number of people holidaying in these areas
The rest of the country will come under a yellow alert, with strong winds also expected.
Gerard O'FLynn from the Irish coast guard is urging everyone to heed Met Eireann's warnings.
Local authorities are preparing for the storm and deploying temporary flood defences and putting response staff on standby.
