Ireland to see heavy rain over weekend as weather to remain unsettled for foreseeable future

Thunder warning for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois and Wicklow is valid between 6pm Friday and 10pm Friday

A deluge of rain in Tralee caused significant flooding in the town in mid-June, and there is a warning that there may be a risk of flash flooding across the country this weekend. Photograph: Domnick Walsh
A deluge of rain in Tralee caused significant flooding in the town in mid-June, and there is a warning that there may be a risk of flash flooding across the country this weekend. Photograph: Domnick Walsh
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Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy

Ronan McGreevy is a news reporter with The Irish Times