Iarnród Éireann has said some of their services have resumed, with rail services in a “better situation” than yesterdaySome of Met Éireann’s weather warnings for various counties have been rolled back by a few hours. Dublin and Wicklow’s warnings have been changed to expire at 9am, alongside Waterford.Louth now expires at 12pm as well as Cavan, Monaghan and Meath.Yellow warnings will be in place for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford and Tipperary until 9am.Antrim, Armagh, Down, Tyrone and Derry are also under status yellow rain warnings issued by the UK Met Office until 11.59pm Friday.The National Emergency Coordination Group urged people in Dublin, Louth, Wicklow and Waterford to work from home on Friday if possible.A number of rail services were cancelled on Thursday due to flooding and debris on several lines.
Jade Wilson – 15 minutes ago
Rail services are in a “better situation” than yesterday, according to an Irish Rail spokeswoman, with full services expected to resume on Friday.
Jane Cregan said water has receded on some lines that experienced “very bad flooding” on Thursday.
Dart services are now operating between Greystones and Howth after flooding abated, she said, though there are “minor delays” to services on the line.
The line between Greystones and Wicklow, meanwhile, is closed due to debris and flooding on the line, with a bus transfer operating on the route.
“We’re in a better situation than we were yesterday, but we do still have some minor impacts,” she said, speaking on RTÉ Radio’s Morning Ireland.
Jade Wilson – 28 minutes ago
Weather warnings are to finish early as rain is moving north “quicker than anticipated”, according to meterologist Mark Bowe.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio’s Morning Ireland, Bowe said that while this signifies the end of “persistent and heavy rain”, localised and river flooding impacts “will still persist” after the warnings cease.
Parts of Louth experienced the heaviest rainfall overnight, he said.
“We certainly saw some very heavy rain right across parts of the east in the Wicklow Mountains, and certainly parts of the northeast around Louth,” he said, adding that it “started to taper off” overnight.
Jade Wilson – 35 minutes ago
Iarnród Éireann has said some of their services have resumed, including DARTs between Greystones and Clongriffin, in both directions. The Belfast and Northern Commuter is also resuming, albeit with “significant delays” expected.
Update:
➡DARTs operating between Greystones & Clongriffin (both directions).
➡Belfast & Northern Commuter resuming between Malahide & Howth Junction. Significant delays expected & additional stops.
➡DARTs remain suspended between Malahide & Clongriffin. -AD https://t.co/DseddJuq9Y
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) February 6, 2026
Jade Wilson – 55 minutes ago
Waves crash over Blackrock Dart Station in Dublin on Thursday. Video: Emmet Malone Changes to weather warning timings by Met Éireann
Some of the weather warnings for various counties have been rolled back by a few hours in the latest update by Met Éireann on its website.
Dublin and Wicklow’s warnings have been changed to expire at 9am.
Louth now expires at 12pm as well as Cavan, Monaghan and Meath.
#Updates
Status Orange warning: Dublin, Wicklow, Waterford
⏲️9:00 Fri 06/02
Status Orange warning: Louth
⏲️12:00 Fri 06/02
Status Yellow warning: Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Tipp
⏲️9:00 Fri 06/02
Status Yellow warning: Cavan, Monaghan, Meath
⏲️12:00 Fri 06/02 pic.twitter.com/qbmlvnS7hW
— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) February 6, 2026
03/2/2025 News The scene at Sandymount strand in South Co. Dublin on Thursday, where barriers were erected and sandbags located to combat the high tides and guard against flooding in the area. Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times National Emergency Coordination Group due to meet at noon today
The National Emergency Coordination Group (NECG) urged people in Dublin, Louth, Wicklow and Waterford, all under orange rainfall warnings, to work from home on Friday if possible.
The NECG is due to meet again at noon on Friday. The meeting will also be attended by a humanitarian subgroup and a Liffey catchment area subgroup.
Local authorities said yesterday that they had made sandbags available to homes and businesses most at risk of flooding.
South Dublin County Council reports that its crews were continuing to monitor river levels overnight, with river levels remaining high and rain falling on saturated ground.
Thanks to our crews who continue to monitor river levels overnight during the current orange weather warning. River levels remain high with rain falling on saturated ground. Our crews remain active across the county and will continue to do so overnight, into tomorrow. For urgent… pic.twitter.com/nB3peK3FDC
— SDCC (@sdublincoco) February 5, 2026
More transport disruption
A number of Bus Éireann routes have been cancelled.
There are cancellations on Route NX from Dublin to Navan and Navan to Dublin, Route 109X from Dublin to Cavan and Cavan to Dublin, Route 109 from Kells to Dublin, and Route 115 from Dublin to Enfield and Enfield to Dublin.
The operator apologised for any inconvenience and urged passengers to check its website and social media channels for further information and updates.
A number of train and DART services have been suspended due to the weather conditions and flooding. Bus transfers are available, and Iarnród Éireann is reminding people that LEAP cards are valid on all TFI services in the affected areas.
Services currently cancelled:
05:35 Rosslare/Connolly, bus transfers to Connolly05:45 Gorey/Connolly, bus transfers to Connolly07:10 Rosslare/Connolly will operate to Wicklow, bus transfers from Wicklow to Connolly
Additionally, the Malahide to Howth Junction DART and Northern Commuter are suspended due to a mechanical fault with a maintenance vehicle, which Iarnród Éireann are working to rectify. Bus transfers available from Rosslare / Gorey to Wicklow / Bray, with debris and flooding on line.
Timings for weather warnings across the country
The Status Orange warning for Waterford is due to end at 9am this morning, while the Orange warnings for Dublin and Wicklow expire at 3pm.
The full list of warnings and their timings are as follows:
Orange
Dublin, Wicklow: warning valid to 3pm FridayWaterford: warning valid to 9am FridayLouth: warning valid to 6pm Friday
Yellow
Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Tipperary: warning valid to until 9am FridayCavan, Monaghan, Meath: warning valid to 6pm FridayAntrim, Armagh, Down, Tyrone, Derry: warning valid to midnight Friday
Met Éireann updated weather forecast
Met Éireann’s latest forecast, updated at 5am this morning, says it will be a very wet, cloudy and blustery morning, with rain continuing to spread north.
Rain is expected to be heaviest in the east and northeast with the continued risk of flooding.
It will stay rather overcast into the afternoon as the rain becomes confined to Ulster and scattered showers follow in from the south, the forecaster said.
The forecast shows it’s due to stay cloudy and rather wet with scattered showers into the night, with showers will at their heaviest and most persistent across Munster. There’ll be asterly breezes and lows of 3 to 6 degrees with some mist patches forming overnight too.
A driver saves their car at the last minute on a flooded Clontarf Road as orange and yellow rain warnings are in place for several counties. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times