Dublin Port is re-opening to shipping, after strong winds forced it to close earlier.
Met Éireann has issued several weather warnings as the tail end of Storm Diana is hitting the country.
A status yellow wind warning is in effect for Munster, Dublin, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.
Wind Warnings have been issued for tomorrow, Wednesday, in association with #StormDiana
Yellow warning nationwide 90 to 110km/h
Orange warning for southwestern counties 110 to 130km/hhttps://t.co/ozrQHtoOkt pic.twitter.com/SWC1AWBMKx— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) November 27, 2018
While a status yellow rainfall warning is in place for Munster, Dublin, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Galway and Mayo.
There is also an orange warning for southwestern counties and a yellow warning for wind nationwide.
Motorists are being urged to take extra care on the roads, reduce their speed and leave extra space between vehicles.
They are also being asked to watch out for pedestrians and other road users in the high winds.
While rain may also reduce visibility in some places.
🚨WEATHER WARNING🚨
âš ï¸YELLOW
📌Dublin, Louth, WX, WW, Meath, DL, Leitrim,
MO, SO🌬ï¸UPDATE Southeasterly winds mean speeds of 55-65
km/h with gusts 90-110 km/h for a time.
Strongest along exposed coasts (higher gusts possible). Winds will ease from the south
📅Today10am-2pm pic.twitter.com/Gbb4jg4Syx— RSA Ireland (@RSAIreland) November 27, 2018
The closure of Dublin Port had a knock-on effect to traffic in the area earlier.
Dublin Traffic: The Port Tunnel has reopened. Traffic backlogs have now been cleared. Thank you for your patience.
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) November 27, 2018
The Dublin Port Tunnel has also re-opened, after traffic was restricted from entering the South Bore earlier.
Gardaí say traffic backlogs have now been cleared.
