Image: https://lovin.ieOfficials of the NECG have raised safety concerns about some schools opening in the wake of Storm Callum.
Concerns are growing over whether or not some schools around the country will be in a position to open tomorrow after Storm Callum hits Ireland.
A meeting of the National Emergency Coordination Group (NECG) has been called amid growing fears over the damaging winds forecast.
Officials have raised safety concerns about some schools opening in the wake of the storm, reports the independent.
Winds of up to 130km will sweep across the country tonight.
The NECG includes representatives from Met Éireann, local authorities, the ESB, OPW and government, the group will meet at Dublin at 3pm.
Status orange for 13 counties
Met Éireann has placed 13-coastal counties under a status orange alert ahead of the strong winds.
Cork and Kerry will be the first counties to experience the force of Storm Callum, as it begins crossing the country.
The status orange warning comes into effect at 10pm in the southwest of the country and will remain in place until 9am on Friday.
While it will come into effect for Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Clare just after midnight and into Friday, with gusts between 100 and 130 km/h expected.
Heavy rain, high tides and coastal flooding are expected. The warning will remain in place until 1pm on Friday.
Dublin, Louth, Wexford, Wicklow, Meath and Waterford are also on a status orange warning from midnight.
Winds of up to 130 km/h, heavy rain and high tides are also expected across in these counties.
Meanwhile a status yellow wind warning has been issued for Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon, Limerick and Tipperary from midnight on Friday with winds of between 90 and 110 km/h and heavy rain expected as Storm Callum crosses the country.
