Storm Éowyn is expected to cause widespread disruption across Cork when it makes landfall in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
Cork along with the entire country will come under a red alert for wind from 2am until 10am tomorrow with winds expected to gust up to 180 kilometres per hour in places.
Homeowners are being urged to prepare for power cuts, have an emergency kit available and ensure their mobile phones are fully charged.
A Status Yellow rain warning has also been issued for Cork which comes into effect at 9pm tonight for six hours.
Schools across the county will close tomorrow and the Road Safety Authority is appealing to people not to travel during the red alert.
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It's round two today, as the Dáil again attempts to formally appoint Micheál Martin as Taoiseach. Coalition and opposition leaders are due to meet at Government Buildings this morning to try and overcome the issues that saw chaotic scenes in the Dáil yesterday.
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More than 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes north of Los Angeles after a new wildfire broke out in California.The latest blaze , dubbed the Hughes Fire, started around 40 miles from the Eaton and Palisades wildfires that devastated parts of LA earlier this month.
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Those behind the "Kneecap" movie will find out later if its been nominated for an Oscar. The film - featuring the Irish-language rap trio from Belfast - has been shortlisted for Best International Feature Film and Best Original Song.
