A status yellow weather warning is in effect this morning.

Many parts of the country were hit by heavy rain and high winds overnight - with Cork and Kerry the worst affected.

It comes as the Junior Minister at the Office of Public Works Simon Harris will visit a number of towns that have been badly hit by flooding.

He'll visit Ballinasloe and Crossmolina, and meet with local businesses and residents whose homes and properties were destroyed.

Minister Simon Harris says he will listen to all sides today: