The Department of Education has advised schools in multiple counties to close tomorrow to give time to assess the impact of Storm Barra.
In a statement this evening, it said: "The Department is advising that all schools that are currently or forecast to be in a Red or Orange alert area should remain closed tomorrow, 8th December.
"This includes counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Mayo and Wexford."
As a result of this advice, Sacred Heart Secondary School will remian closed on December 8th.