Met Eireann has issued two weather alerts as Storm Abigail makes landfall.

An orange wind warning is in place for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo and a yellow wind warning is in place for Munster, Leinster and parts of Ulster

Four flights leaving Dublin airport have been cancelled while a number of other flights have been diverted due to strong winds.

There's delays on some flights leaving Dublin this evening and two inbound Aer Lingus flights were diverted to Shannon Airport earlier.

Two Ryanair flights to Dublin have diverted to Liverpool while two due to land at Knock Airport earlier were diverted to Dublin and Shannon.

Both airlines say the majority of their flights are running to schedule.

Four Irish Ferries sailings have been cancelled as a result of the bad weather.

Siobhan Moore from the Dublin Airport Authority says anyone flying this evening should check the latest information with their airline before coming to the airport.