A status yellow wind warning has been issued for the entire country until 6pm tonight.
A separate yellow rain warning is also in effect for 21 counties across the east, west and north of the country, including Cavan and Monaghan, until 3pm this afternoon.
Met Eireann is warning of difficult travelling conditions with the possibility of spot flooding in areas under the rain warning.
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Alan O'Reilly from Carlow Weather has this advice for people travelling today:
