Weather warning brought forward for parts of Ireland

By Cillian Sherlock, Press Association

Weather warnings for parts of the country have been brought forward as a spell of strong winds and rain was forecast.

A status yellow warning for wind has been issued for 11 coastal counties for eight hours on Sunday.

The warning applies to Clare, Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Wexford, and Wicklow.

Met Éireann said it would be very windy with strong and gusty south-to-southwest winds as well as gales or strong gales near coasts.

❗️Update to timing:

⚠️Status Yellow Wind Warning will now be valid from 14:00 until 22:00 today, 11th Jan.

📍Affected areas: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Wexford & Wicklow

See details here⬇️https://t.co/w5QtJ1V6un https://t.co/P7suTEq5BU

— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) January 11, 2026

It said this carried potential impacts of wave overtopping, loose objects being displaced, some fallen trees and branches, and difficult travelling conditions.

The warning, which was first issued for between 4pm and midnight, has been brought forward for between 2pm and 10pm.

In Northern Ireland, the UK Met Office had issued a series of warnings, but all have been lifted.

A yellow warning for rain across the entire region was issued for between 9pm on Saturday and 9pm on Sunday, with the risk of some flooding in places.

However, this was lifted on Sunday morning.

Parts of Northern Ireland also fell into the designated region for warnings that affected large parts of Scotland and the north of England.

A yellow warning for wind was to apply to those along coastlines in counties Antrim, Down, and Derry, as well as deep into Co Tyrone from midnight to 9pm on Sunday.

This was to be immediately followed by another yellow warning for wind until midday on Monday, applying to areas in Antrim, Derry and Tyrone.

However, both of those wind warnings were also removed on Sunday morning.

Storm Goretti brought snow to parts of the UK and left a man dead after a tree fell onto a caravan in Helston, Cornwall.