Storm Ciarán's arrival over Ireland could bring flooding, reduced visibility and difficult travelling conditions. Met Éireann has issued three weather warnings, including a Status Yellow rain alert for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork and Waterford.
Counties Clare, Galway and Kerry are under a separate wind alert, while Kerry is under a stand-alone rain warning until midday. Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather says despite Storm Ciarán passing over Ireland relatively quickly, we're in for a wet and windy week: