Weather warning lifted across all counties

A weather warning that had been in place for rain on Sunday has now been lifted.

The Met Office had issued a yellow alert across Northern Ireland from midnight on Saturday until 06:00 GMT on Monday.

In Belfast, the city council had listed locations where residents could pick up sandbags to protect their properties, and had offered advice on how to prepare for flooding.

Sandbags were also available to residents in Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.

Between 20-30mm of rain had been expected to fall quite widely, with more than 50mm possible over higher ground.

This could have led to flooding of a small number of properties, especially in flood-prone areas, while spray and standing water on roads were likely to make driving conditions difficult.

Public transport could also have been affected and there could have been possibilities of interrupted power supplies and other services.

Across the Republic of Ireland, weather service Met Éireann has issued a series of warnings that are still in place, including a status orange alert towards the south-west - that's the second highest level of warning.

The alert lasts from 03:00 until 18:00 local time on Sunday across Cork and Kerry where large amounts of rainfall are expected, especially over higher ground, leading to a risk of significant river and surface water flooding.

Wider areas of the country are also under a status yellow rain warning, including Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Donegal, and all of Connacht. Spells of heavy rain could last from 18:00 on Saturday through to early Monday morning.

A separate alert covers Tipperary, Waterford, and Wexford from midnight on Saturday until the early hours of Monday morning.