Several events cancelled due to orange rain warning

Several festive events in the county have been cancelled due to the current weather warning.

A status orange rain warning will remain in the place for the county until 6 o'clock this evening.

The Island of Geese Christmas Market, due to take place this afternoon, has been cancelled due to the weather.

In addition to this, the Féile na Soilse parade and celebrations scheduled for this evening in Dingle has also been cancelled.

The Council’s emergency weather contact is operational and roads-related issues can be reported to 066 7183588.

A status yellow alert for Kerry will begin at 6 o'clock this evening and run until midnight tomorrow.

There will be spells of heavy rain, and flood risk is increased due to high river levels and saturated ground.