Met Éireann has extended an orange weather warning to the entire country.
It comes as Storm Bram makes landfall, bringing very strong to gale force southerly winds with severe gusts.
Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford are under the orange wind warning until 3pm.
Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, and all of Connacht will be under an orange wind warning from 11am until 9pm.
Co Donegal will be under the weather warning from 2pm until 9pm.
The entire country has been under a yellow wind warning from 6am, and will be until 9pm.
Impacts of the storm will likely include flooding of low-lying coastal areas, especially during high tide, wave overtopping, difficult travel conditions, debris and loose objects being displaced, power outages and impacts on outdoor events.
A status yellow rain warning has been in place since 9pm on Monday in Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary and Waterford. That warning is due to expire at 9am.
The UK Met Office has also placed all of Northern Ireland under a yellow wind warning until 9pm, with some disruption expected, particularly across western Northern Ireland.
Thus far, 42 flights into and out of Dublin Airport have been cancelled.
