11 Counties Issued with Orange or Yellow Rain Warnings

Weather update: Met Éireann issues multiple warnings including orange alert ahead of heavy rain

Orange rain warnings in place in Waterford and Wicklow for Thursday with ‘spells of very heavy’ downpours forecast

Ireland school closures update as Met Eireann issues weather warnings for 11 counties

The Department of Education has provided guidance to schools across Ireland as Met Eireann has issued new weather warnings amid heavy rain and flood risks.

Rain warnings for eleven counties tomorrow - with Status Orange alerts for Wicklow and Waterford

The National Emergency Co-ordination Group warned that Thursday into Friday will be ‘another challenging phase’.

Status orange rain warnings issued for Waterford and Wicklow sparking renewed flood fears

Flooding is feared across two major river valleys over the next 24 hours as rainfall on already swollen waterways and saturated land threatens to overwhelm flood defences.

Flood risk remains high as more orange and yellow rain warnings issued

Met Éireann’s Andrew Doran-Sherlock has also warned that just because the rain has stopped, flooding still remains a risk.

11 counties issued with Orange or Yellow rain warnings

A Status Orange rain warning has been issued for Wicklow and Waterford for tomorrow, with Met Éireann warning of localised flooding and spells of very heavy rain in the affected counties.