BREAKING: More warnings on the way? Worrying news as Met Éireann monitors second storm following Storm Éowyn

Met Éireann are monitoring a second band of stormy weather making its way to Ireland hot on the heels of the Status Red Storm Éowyn which is due to hit overnight.

Met Éireann's red warnings predict "gale to storm force southerly winds becoming westerly will bring severe, damaging and extremely destructive gusts in excess of 130km/h" and come into effect at different times in different counties on Friday.

Met Éireann say the storm represents a "danger to life" and list other impacts as, "extremely dangerous travelling conditions, unsafe working conditions, disruption and cancellations to transport, many fallen trees, significant and widespread power outages, impacts to communications networks, cancellation of events, structural damage, wave overtopping and coastal flooding in low-lying and exposed areas."

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The red warning for Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Waterford is in place from 2am to 10am on Friday. For Clare and Galway, the warning is in place from 3am to 12 noon. Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo will have a red warning from 4am to 12 noon. Cavan, Monaghan, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow, Roscommon and Tipperary will be under a red warning from 6am to noon on Friday while Donegal will be under a red warning from 6am to 3pm.

The bad news does not end there with a second storm potentially making landfall in Ireland on Sunday, possibly hampering clean-up efforts which will be ongoing after Éowyn passes over us.

Deputy Head of Forecasting at Met Éireann, Liz Coleman, said: "There will be a short respite from the weather on Saturday as Éowyn moves away, but we are also watching a different low-pressure system, forecast to bring impactful winds and further rain on Sunday. However, in this case the situation is still too uncertain; we will provide updates as the week progresses.”

Met Éireann forecast for Sunday reads: "It looks set to turn wet and windy on Sunday with outbreaks of rain spreading from the south. Maximum temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees in strong and gusty south to southeast winds with gales at the coast."