Status-yellow wind warning in effect for 11 counties

A status-yellow weather warning covering 11 counties has come into effect, with strong and gusty south to southwest winds set to sweep over Ireland again on Monday night. The Met Éireann wind warning, which comes after storms Austen and Boelo, covers counties Carlow, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Mayo, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow began at 5pm and runs until midnight. The forecaster said the public should be aware of potential impacts including difficult travel conditions, fallen trees and branches, and large coastal waves. The UK met office has also issued a yellow wind warning for Antrim, Down and Derry from 3am until midnight on Tuesday.A status-yellow rain warning for Cork and Kerry, which advised of the potential for localised flooding, expired at 9am. More than 40,000 homes and businesses were left without power on Sunday morning following Storm Boelo, with ESB Networks crews restoring power to the majority of…

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