Met Eireann has issued a number of weather warnings as the first named storm of the season is barrelling towards Ireland.
The national forecaster has warned of a wet and windy week with a risk of thunderstorms, spot flooding, snow, and sleet over the coming days. Additionally, independent forecaster Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather said: "Latest high res charts show a very wet Tuesday and some models still have a risk of strong gusts but most show strongest winds tomorrow night and into Wednesday.
"Risk of over 20mm rainfall in parts of the South and higher ground. Showers also possibly turning wintry at night."
