Hold on to your hats!

A status Yellow wind warning will remain in place for Cavan until at least midday.

The warning was issued by Met Éireann on Wednesday and came into effect at 10pm last night for Connacht and counties Cavan, Donegal, Clare, Kerry and Limerick

Southwest winds are reaching mean wind speeds between 55 to 65km/h with gusts of 90 to 110km/h. The strongest winds are near coasts where these limits may be exceeded at times.