All post office services set to cease today at noon with Hurricane Ophelia approaching

There are no postal deliveries today in Co Kildare with storm Ophelia set to strike this afternoon.

A statement said: "An Post is monitoring the situation on a county-by-county basis and we are taking advice from Met Eireann and the National Emergency Coordination Committee. Post Office services are currently operating as normal where it is safe to remain open.We will make every effort to resume all affected postal and Post Office services as quickly as possible."

Mail delivery and collection services have been suspended everywhere except for counties Dublin, Meath, Westmeath, Leitrim, Louth, Longford, Cavan, Roscommon and Monaghan.