Met Éireann has issued a weather advisory for Ireland over the coming days for a stormy spell of weather.

• Forecasters have said that a potentially stormy spell of weather is likely later this week and over the Christmas weekend. In particular, Friday looks most likely to see the spell stormy weather. The north and west of the country are most at risk however, details are still uncertain at this stage.

Storm Name: Storm Barbara. Follow updates on twitter using the hashtag #StormBarbara

Issued: Monday 19th December 2016 13:00.

Valid: Thursday 22 December 2016 12:00 to Monday 26 December 2016 12:00.