Dozens of flights have been cancelled so far this morning, as the country prepares to be buffeted by high winds from Storm Bram.
Dublin Airport tweeted that 42 flights have been cancelled - half inbound and half outbound.
Two Shannon Airport flights have been cancelled, while a further two have been cancelled in Cork.
It is unclear if flights in and out of the West of Ireland will be impacted.
On Newstalk Breakfast, Alan O’Reilly of Carlow Weather explained that the rain has arrived “a little bit quicker than forecast”.
“The rainfall amounts were not as high as some weather models had shown - so, that’s the good news,” he added.
“There is still some more rain to come, especially into the West and the North-West.
“But the real problem is going to be the wind and that wind is only starting to really pick up now in the South; that will continue to pick up as we go through the rest of today.”
An Orange Weather Wind Warning is already in effect in the counties of Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
At 11am, the warning will be extended to Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Dublin, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath and Connacht.
From 2pm, the wind warning will be extended to Donegal.
‼️#StormBram Update - Counties Added & Validity Times Updated.
🟠Status Orange Wind Warning issued for Dublin, Meath, Kildare & Louth.
⏲️Valid: today 9th Dec 11:00 until 19:00
⬇️Timings updated for other counties, see details below⬇️
ℹ️https://t.co/w5QtJ1V6un pic.twitter.com/vgcFu2hXtU
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) December 9, 2025
“Especially when you have very wet ground, trees will become more prone to falling, unfortunately, as those winds pick up,” Mr O’Reilly added.
“The other problem is that some of the peak winds will be around the time that people are moving to collect children from school today - around 2-3pm.
“Then obviously still continuing 4-5pm for rush hour.
“So, unfortunately, the worst of the storm is not overnight, it's right at peak traffic during the day.”
Met Éireann has also warned there is also some risk of flooding, especially during low-lying coastal areas.
“We've still got very high tides at this time of the month and obviously that onshore wind will bring in more of the high seas,” Mr O’Reilly said.
“Obviously, that rainfall, even though it was less than 15 millimetres generally, it has fallen on very sodden ground and high river levels.
“So, there is a risk of some flooding but I think the best advice is charge up your devices and make sure your radio is working.”
Main image: A member of Ryanair cabin crew looks out of the window at Ryanair planes grounded at Dublin Airport. Picture by Artur Widak/NurPhoto.
