A Status Yellow Rain weather warning comes into effect for Dublin, Carlow, Kilkenny, Louth, Waterford, Wexford and Wicklow from 9 this morning until midnight tonight.
Further heavy rain is expected throughout the day as Met Eireann is warning people to be careful in floods.
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The RNLI along with the Coast Guard and Water Safety Ireland, are urging people to check weather conditions before heading out for any Coastal Water Activities this Bank Holiday weekend.
Strong winds are expected along coastal waters and members of the public are being advised waterside pathways may have been damaged during the recent storms and may be unsafe.
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A two and a half billion Euro repair scheme for defective Celtic Tiger apartments is set to come before the Dail in the coming months.
Between 50 and 80 per cent of apartments built between 1991 and 2013 had fire safety , structural or water ingress defects.
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Russia has halted attacks on Ukraine's capital and other cities for the next seven days at the request of Donald Trump due to severe weather conditions.
The US President did not say when the pause would begin, temperatures in the Ukrainian capital are expected to drop to as low as -24C in the coming
