Councils are on standby due to an Orange rain and thunderstorm alert which is in place for 16 counties this morning. Leinster, along with Cavan, Monaghan, Tipperary and Waterford could see flooding until 7am.
The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management Team is liaising with Met Eireann and local authorities over the weather warning. Junior Minister for the Office of Public Works Patrick O'Donovan is urging people to listen to safety advice.
"What I'm asking people to do is to heed weather warnings as they have done over the last number of years since the new warning system came in. This is going to be a very heavy spell of rain that we are going to have.
"It will result in localised flooding and make driving conditions hazardous while it lasts," he added .
