Weather warnings have been issued by Met Éireann for the island of Ireland with Storm Ashley, the first named storm of the season, expected to make landfall on Sunday.

A status orange wind warning has been issued for Galway and Mayo from midday to 9pm on Sunday with winds of up to 120km/h expected. There is a risk of coastal flooding due to spring high tides.

A yellow warning was issued for the rest of the state from 10 a.m. Sunday to midnight Monday. A yellow warning has been issued by the Met Office for Northern Ireland between 3am on Sunday and midday on Monday.

A yellow marine warning is in place for the entire Irish coastline.

In addition to the rain, Sunday will be a very windy day across the country with a few thunderstorms possible.

Strong to gale force southwesterly winds could cause some disruption, particularly in Atlantic coastal areas.

Winds will ease Monday to leave a mostly dry day with sunny spells and only a few showers in Atlantic coastal counties.