Weather warning brought forward for parts of IrelandBy Cillian Sherlock, Press AssociationWeather 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, which was first issued for between 4pm and midnight, has been brought forward for between 2pm and 10pm. Parts of Northern Ireland also fell into the designated region for warnings that affected large parts of Scotland and the north of England. This was to be immediately followed by another yellow warning for wind until midday on Monday, applying to areas in Antrim, Derry and Tyrone.

Source: Irish Independent January 11, 2026 10:00 UTC