The Department of Education confirmed that Dublin schools will be advised to remain closed tomorrow due to an overnight orange wind warning.
Dublin has been placed under an orange wind warning tonight, this comes into effect from 01:00am tonight, Wednesday, December 8 until 07:00am tomorrow morning.
Schools in orange and red counties are to remain shut tomorrow, “to allow for assessment of the impact of Storm Barra to take place” according to The Department of Education.
This includes counties which were due to have their orange warning lifted by 6am, meaning primary and secondary schools in Dublin will remained closed tomorrow.
The Department said: "Dublin has now been upgraded to Status Orange. As referenced in our earlier statement all schools in Status Orange and Red areas will remain closed tomorrow 8 December."
Met Eireann said: "Southeasterly winds, later veering northwesterly will reach mean speeds of 65 to 80 km/h with severe or damaging gusts of 100 to 130 km/h, with localised stronger winds likely, with severe gusts on coasts.
"Due to a combination of high waves, storm surge and high tide, coastal flooding is expected. Disruption to power and travel are likely."
Josepha Madigan tweeted: "Due to Storm Barra the Department of Education is advising that all schools that are currently or forecast to be in a Red or Orange alert area should remain closed tomorrow 8/12.
"Schools that are no longer in a Red or Orange area can reopen unless any storm-related issues remain."
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