Storm Floris is bringing heavy rain, strong winds and widespread disruption to Ireland over the Bank Holiday weekend, with Met Eireann issuing a spate of weather warnings.

A s Storm Floris continues to hit, the Met Office has warned it is likely to bring a spell of unseasonably strong and potentially disruptive winds across Northern Ireland. The yellow warning hit the north from 6am on Monday, bringing gale force winds, while there are weather alerts throughout much of the UK.

Met Eireann has issued several weather warnings for wind and rain for counties around Ireland, along with Met UK, as Storm Floris arrives for several hours today, 4 August