By Cillian Sherlock, Press Association Weather warnings for parts of the country have been brought forward as a spell of strong winds and rain was forecast. A status yellow warning for wind has been issued for 11 coastal counties for eight hours on Sunday. The warning applies to Clare, Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Wexford, and Wicklow. Met Éireann said it would be very windy with strong and gusty south-to-southwest winds as well as gales or strong gales near coasts. It said this carried potential impacts of wave overtopping, loose objects being displaced, some fallen trees and branches, and difficult travelling conditions. The warning, which was first issued for between 4pm and midnight, has been brought forward for between 2pm and 10pm. For the latest Waterford News and Sport, tune into WLR News on the hour and download the WLR App for news on demand.