Alert: Met Éireann warns of heavy rainfall and localised flooding in 11 counties

MET Éireann has issued a status yellow rain warning for 11 counties along the west coast.

The forecaster says there will be spells "heavy and persistent" rain at times giving accumulative totals of between 30mm and 60mm in some locations.

The warning, which applies to Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Donegal and all of Connacht, takes effect at midnight on Tuesday and will remain valid until 6am on Wednesday.

Potential impacts include localised flooding and travel disruption.

"The rain will ease off for a time in many parts on Tuesday daytime, before heavy spells of rain return Tuesday evening and night," states the warning which was issued by Met Éireann this Monday morning.