Tidal flooding disrupted rush-hour traffic in Cork City centre on Wednesday evening as Cork County Council confirmed it wants more targeted weather warnings from Met Éireann. With the city on ...

The clean up starts after flooding on Main Street, Bantry, West Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan. The status orange rain warning for counties Cork, Kerry and Waterford ended at midnight.

Flooding on North Mall in Cork city at high tide (Credit: Hannah Forde) In the city, Blackpool was closed off, with a number of properties flooded there.

South Terrace and Rutland Street. In a statement, Cork City Council said the South Terrace and adjoining streets were "seriously impacted" by Wednesday morning's downpours and flooding.