A status orange rain warning is in effect in seven counties as Storm Betty heads for Ireland. It's one of five alerts issued by Met Eireann.
Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary, Waterford are under the orange alert. Elsewhere, there are three status yellow alerts, for both wind and rain, for the remaining counties.
Met Éireann's Joanna Donnelly is calling on people to be cautious over the next few hours. "I wouldn't travel, the roads are going to be dangerous. The trees are in full leaf and will be coming down.
"There are some sick trees out there actually, if you have been listening to the news the Ash tree is a sick tree and all of those trees are particularly vulnerable tonight. Power lines could be coming down and heavy rain means that visibility on the roads is going to be greatly reduced," she added.
