Weather forecasters have warned of the possibility of thunderstorms on St Patrick's Day, as heavy rain continues to sweep across the country causing spot flooding in some areas.
Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather highlighted that Thursday will be a "better day" than Wednesday where the south experienced some 35mm of rainfall, however, he hinted at the possibility of thunderstorms.
Speaking on Wednesday night, he said: "Tomorrow is a better day, not hard I know, with sunny spells but still some scattered heavy showers with risk of thunder."
