Further status orange and yellow rain warnings issued for south and west Ireland

Further status orange and yellow rain warnings have been issued for areas in the south of the country.

An orange warning of “heavy and persistent rain” in counties Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford comes after the country has been battered with heavy rain and flooding over the last week.

Potential flooding, dangerous travel conditions and poor visibility has been warned as possible in those areas from 4am on Monday to 4am on Tuesday.

Met Eireann has also issued a status yellow warning for counties Carlow, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Wicklow and Roscommon from 4am on Monday to 4am on Tuesday.

A separate status yellow rain warning has also been issued for counties Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Galway from 6pm on Sunday to 6pm on Monday.

Many areas, particularly in Cork and Waterford, are still counting the costs after severe rain and flooding last week.

The Government has opened a 10 million euro fund to help homes and businesses repair the damage.