Heavy spells of blustery rain will impact a number of counties from this evening, prompting national forecaster Met Eireann to issue a weather warning for nine counties

While there will be some dry intervals and sunny spells during the week, there will be plenty of heavy showers too and five counties have been hit with a weather warning

The national forecaster, MetEireann, has eight counties under a rain warning, with them warning of localised flooding, difficult travelling conditions and poor visibility