Good morning, folks.

Catherine Healy here on TheJournal.ie’s commuting liveblog, helping you get to where you need to go.

Spotted something we should know about? Email catherine@thejournal.ie or tweet me @Chealy_.

Not while driving, obviously.

First things first: the weather. Met Éireann says the day will be mostly cloudy with scattered outbreaks of rain turning persistent later in the day.

Temperatures will reach between nine to 13 degrees.

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Cork has seen extensive flooding over the past 24 hours after heavy rain and high tides. Here’s the latest on how the roads are faring there this morning:

The R570 in Kerry is also closed due to flooding, according to AA Roadwatch.

Traffic is already busy on the M50 southbound from Lucan (pictured here) to Ballymount.

The latest from Kerry:

Dublin city centre is slow on the north quays from Collins Barracks to O’Connell Street and again from the Custom House to the Convention Centre.

There’s been a collision on the N72 in Kerry. Be careful on approach.

Meanwhile, in Cork:

Another collision, this time in Clare:

Fancy a quick summary of this morning’s top stories? Read our 8 at 8.

Good news if you’re taking the N18:

Avoid Mallow‘s Main Street – it’s just been closed:

The Grand Canal in Dublin is quite busy eastbound from Dolphin’s Barn to Leeson Street.

If you’re in need of distraction on the bus, train or Luas, catch up on some of our best reads from over the weekend:

• FactCheck: Is Ireland really one of the world’s most obese countries?
• In modern Ireland, the pauper’s funeral is not a thing of the past 
• Leaving an abusive relationship: He knocked me into a wall when I dared to speak back
• ‘Having sex is a fabulous thing, but in the right environment, with the right person’
• There are 21 Starbucks in Dublin city centre – so what do independent coffee shops think?

The latest on that Kerry crash:

The M50 is still heavy southbound from Ballymun to Firhouse (pictured). Northbound, it’s slow from Cherrywood to Kilternan.

Right, time to wrap up today’s liveblog. Thanks for staying with us.

We’ll be back with more updates tomorrow morning.