Minister Dara Calleary said he understood people’s ‘frustration’ and that authorities were ‘working as hard as possible’.

ESB Networks has said 246,000 customers are still without electricity tonight, while 100,000 will be without it for at least a week

More than 75,000 remained without power on Sunday evening after the severe weather on Friday

Around 330,000 homes, farms and businesses remain without power after Storm Éowyn

Additional engineers have been brought from Great Britain to help NIE teams with restoration task.

340,000 customers are still without power as of Sunday morning.

According to the ESB's powercheck map, the places with the most power fault clusters include areas around Kilkenny, Meath, Clare, Longford, and Sligo.

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Almost 400,000 customers were without electricity at the peak of the storm.

There are reports of fallen trees and debris on many roads

Crews are out clearing fallen trees and restoring power supplies

Twelve thousand homes and businesses are still without power this evening after Storm Kathleen made landfall earlier

They said the areas that remain without power are predominantly in the Northwest, including the counties of Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo.

ESB Networks confirmed approximately 93,000 homes and business were without power as of 5.30pm