Four counties in the west of Ireland have been placed under a status yellow wind warning as "very strong winds" and heavy rain are set to batter the country this afternoon.
Met Eireann issued the alert for Clare, Cork, Kerry and Galway which will come into effect at 1pm on Wednesday and will remain in place until 7pm.
The national forecaster has predicted wind speeds of up 110km/h and said there is a potential "for localised spray and wave overtopping along Atlantic coasts."
