The country is braced for Storm Deidre, Met Eireann's issued a status orange wind warning.
The storm will bring wet and windy weather to all areas throughout the day.
..... for a few hours later this afternoon in parts of Munster and Connacht and these severe winds will transfer to northern and eastern counties during the evening and early tonight. Afternoon temperatures of 7 to 12 degrees Celsius pic.twitter.com/lQHCAhTqeU
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 15, 2018
By the late afternoon damaging gusts of up to 130 kilometres per hour are expected, with a yellow rainfall warning also in effect.
The Road Safety Authority's Brian Farrell says today presents particular challenges to motorists as Christmas shoppers throng the cities and towns across Ireland.
