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An orange warning for Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford is in place until 3pm
Storm Bram has made its presence felt in Kilkenny as multiple trees have reportedly fallen across the county, with some impacting the local road network.
One tree has been reported down on the L2638 Kilbline Cross on the Bennettsbridge side, and crews are on the way.
Another tree is down on the Rock Road in Thomastown.
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Kilkenny County Council are aware of these incidents are are dealing with them.
After a week of persistent rain, Met Eireann said soils across the country are already highly saturated and many rivers are approaching bank full conditions, so any additional rainfall is likely to result in surface and river flooding.
The track of the storm means forecasters have put in place rolling orange wind warnings throughout the day.
The storm has already resulted in some travel disruption with Emerald Airlines has “preemptively” cancelled a number of flights from its Tuesday schedule, according to Dublin Airport.
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The airport said other airlines have indicated “that they continue to monitor the situation”.
An orange warning for Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, and Waterford is in place until 3pm.
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