Status yellow wind warning for Kerry until 2pm

A status yellow wind warning is now in place for Kerry until 2pm.

Met Éireann has also issued the alert for the whole of Munster, with strong winds forecast.

A second yellow wind alert comes into effect for Clare and Galway at midday - until 10 o'clock tonight.

And a third yellow-level gale warning is also in place for all coasts of Ireland, with winds reaching strong gale force 9 at times on all Irish coastal waters, and on the Irish Sea.