10 counties will come under a status orange wind warning later, as Storm Darragh approaches.
Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will be affected from 10 o'clock tonight until 9 tomorrow morning.
A similar alert will come into place for Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow from midnight - while a status yellow rain warning will kick in for 13 counties across the northern half of the country from 10 o'clock this morning.
The rest of the country falls under a 24-hour status yellow wind warning from 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather has the latest.
